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FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS

In the case of cesiwm and zine:
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:

s(t) =a (2 -o ®t) 4 8, gat
x is the daily accretion in uc/day, and 8, is the body burden in uc at t = 0.
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x

# =-as +X 5 -8 iajeot +a(l- ety] +x
= -E(t) + x
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x

xP(t) = E(t) = a fe** +a Ql - ety
M= lin s(t) = x
F

t —» 00

zine??

a = 6.3.x 10°? days") (t1/2 = 110 days)

k = 10

BF 0.03 ue
Cesium? 37

a= k.€ x 1073 days") (t1/2 = 150 days)
B=
So

k= lf

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#The urinary/fecal ratio of rediocesium for human subjects is about 5/1, so that
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eetimates of body burden are too low by about 20 percent.

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