CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
INTRODUCTION
Part 1—FALLOUT MONITORING AND DOCUMENTATION
1
DEPOSITION
1.1
1.2
1.3.
1.4
2
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Surface Air
High-altitude Samples
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WATER
3.1
3.2
3.3
4
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AIR.
2.1
2.2
3
Pot Fallout Collections
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Precipitation Collections for Radiostrontium and
Radiobarium
Sr™ in Soil
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Summary of Gummed Film Fallout Measurements
Through June 1957
Tap Water
River, Precipitation, and Reservoir Water
Sea Water
UPTAKE OF Sr® AND Cs!3?
4.1
4.2
Milk
Other Food and Herbage |
4.3
4.4
Sr® in Urine
Bone
4.5
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Whole-body Measurements of Cs!3?
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Part 2—EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS
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UPTAKE STUDIES
5.1
5.2
5.3
HASL Pasture Site Surveys
Chicago Milkshed Area Survey
Uptake of Sr®° by Bean Plants
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