Strontium-90 in shed deciduous teeth collected in Denmark, the Faraoes and Greenland from children born in 1950-1958
Shed deciduous teeth were collected in 1962-1965 from 25 schools in Denmark, the Faroes and Greenland. Approx. 10,000 teeth from children born in the period 1950-1958 are included in the present investigation, which compiles 215 90Sr analyses. The 90Sr level in deciduous teeth crowns increased by a...
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| Language: | English |
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1968
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| Online Access: | https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/e3d43d8b-3273-457c-a7e7-864a8f8b4ea1 |
| Summary: | Shed deciduous teeth were collected in 1962-1965 from 25 schools in Denmark, the Faroes and Greenland. Approx. 10,000 teeth from children born in the period 1950-1958 are included in the present investigation, which compiles 215 90Sr analyses. The 90Sr level in deciduous teeth crowns increased by a factor of four from 1953 to 1958. Faroese teeth contained nearly 4 times as much 90Sr as teeth from Denmark and Greenland. Incisors contained approx. three fourths of the level found in second molars. The 90Sr diet levels measured in 1962-1966 in Denmark, the Faroes and Greenland showed a similar variation between locations as the 90Sr in deciduous teeth from children born in 1950-1958 in the same areas. The 90Sr mean level in shed deciduous teeth is considered as an estimate of the 90Sr content in the tooth donors bone when he was 1 year old. (C)1968Health Physics Society |
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