Biology and Medicine
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in those countries involved in nutrition and food programs in the
collection of foods comprising the principal sources of calcium in the
diet.
These samples are to be analyzed for their strontium 90 content
to ascertain the amount of this fission product which may be entering
the food chain.
Following discussions in each country to determine the principal
foods of interest in the collection program, arrangements were made to
collect samples and send them to the Health and Safety Laboratory, New
York Operations Office, for analysis.
The results of the analytical
work will be made available to the countries concerned before they
are published here.
Those countries which have the necessary equipment and capability will be provided with duplicate samples on which
they will perform their own analytical work.
In Chile, five different geographical areas, as well as the City
of Santiago, were selected for sampling.
Foods to be sampled are wheat,
flour, potatoes, green vegetables, and milk.
In Argentina, milk, green leafy vegetables, and potatoes will
be sampled from four geographical areas.
In Brazil, five geographical zones will be sampled for a variety
of foodstuffs, including local dried milk.
Since there are gummedpaper sampling stations in Brazil, the collection of foods will be
correlated with the gummed-paper stations whenever feasible.
In Peru, foods will be sampled from the arid coastal area, the
high sierras, and the jungle area on the upper Amazon.
Contract Negotiations
During this period the Division of Biology and Medicine evaluated
and approved 53 contract renewals totaling $1,424,412.
broken down as follows:
Amount of contract
$10,000 and under
$10,001 - 20,000
$20,001 - 50,000
$50,001 - 100,000
Over $100,000
These can be
Number of contracts
Total amount
21
$170,846
17
9
3
3
UNCLASSIFIED
249,463
285,924
2h7,275
470,904