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expanded. Food samples had already been obtained from Turkey and the Philippines by teams
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to collect food and soil samples were initiated, and the sampling of human materials was |
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The study of raitioactive fallout. by stratospheric campling, soil analysis, and the openpot and gummed-paper collection systems, continued throughout the quarter. New programs —
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Arrangements were made for the collection of samples and shipmentt
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Safety Laboratory of the New York Operations Office for analysis. The results of the ana- lytical work will be made available to the countries concerned prior to publication. Those countries which have the necessary equipment and capability will be provided with duplicate
samples on which to performtheir own analytical work.
In Chile, the city of Santiago andfive different geographical areas were selected for
sampling wheat, flour, potatoes, green vegetables, and milk. In Argentina, milk, green leafy,
vegetables, and potatoes were being sampled from four geographical zones, In Peru, foods -
were being sampled from the arid coastal area, the high sierras, and the jungie area on the
upper Amazon. In Brazil,.a variety of foodstuffs, including local dried milk, was being
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sampled from five geographical zones. Since there are gummed-paper saropling. stations in-
Brazil, it was planned to collect food samples at some of these locations to determine
whether the gummed-paper and food analyses can be correlated.
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Plans were made for a second Latin American food collection program, to be undertaken
byDr. J. Laurence Kulp, Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University, late in 1957.
Dr. Kulp intends to visit Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala, and Venezuela to obtain samples of
food which might represent the primary calciumintake of more primitive populations in .
areas with soil of very low calcium content. ‘The tropical and semitropical regions are
especially suited for this study since most of the calcium is leached from the soils. A°
second purpose of Dr. Kulp’s trip is to improve communications and understanding at bonesampling centers. Since the strontium 90 intake is highest in areas with soil of low calcium —
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An AEC representative visited Chile, Argentina, peru,and Brazil, July 20
“August 21,
‘ to enlist the assistance of persons involved in national nutrition and food programs in the
collection of foods providing the major sources of calcium in the diet. These samples are to
be analyzed for their calcium and strontium 90 content to ascertain the amount¢of strontium
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