Cesium-137 Body Burdens in Alaskan Eskimos during the Summer of 1965
Cesium-137 body burdens of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, residents during the summer of 1965 were about 30 percent less than during 1964. Lower amounts of cesium-137 in the people reflected a similar decrease of this isotope in caribou flesh, which serves as the principal food of the natives.
| Published in: | Science |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1966
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3735.525 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.153.3735.525 |
| Summary: | Cesium-137 body burdens of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, residents during the summer of 1965 were about 30 percent less than during 1964. Lower amounts of cesium-137 in the people reflected a similar decrease of this isotope in caribou flesh, which serves as the principal food of the natives. |
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