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Fallout from the Chinese nuclear explosion of 17 June 1967.

Low-level activities of iodine-131, barium-140, and strontium-89 were found in a series of rain samples collected at Fayetteville, Arkansas, during the period from late June through August 1967. The ratios of these short-lived isotopes to strontium-90 were determined as accurately as possible. The data indicate that the debris from the Chinese nuclear explosion was injected primarily into the stratosphere.

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Absorption of strontium from the gastrointestinal tract into plasma in healthy human adults.

The radioactive isotopes of strontium have always been a major concern in radiation protection. Currently, radiostrontium is of interest for evaluation of the health effects of the Chernobyl accident and for epidemiological studies in populations exposed to releases from the Mayak nuclear facilities in Russia. Ingestion is one of the most important exposure pathways involving radioactive strontium. The main sources of published data on the fraction of the ingested strontium that is transferred to plasma (f1) are summarized. For some of these studies, the original data had to be reanalyzed and a new iterative method to account for the elimination in feces of strontium of endogenous origin (i.e., that was absorbed to blood and has already been returned into feces) was employed. Data indicate no significant dependence of the absorbed fraction on sex or age at exposure within the adult group, but absorption of strontium is reduced if the intake of stable calcium is very high and is enhanced if the intake of calcium is very low. The probability distribution function of f1 values is well represented by a lognormal curve with a geometric mean of 22.3% and a geometric standard deviation of 1.44 (95% confidence interval 10.9% to 45.6%, or about a factor of 2 around the geometric mean). This distribution can be considered representative for the variability of the f1 values in a population of healthy adults.

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Nickel and strontium distribution in some mouse tissues. Passage through placenta and mammary glands.

Radioactive isotopes of strontium or nickel (89Sr and 63Ni) were injected ip as chlorides on adult female mice and the distribution and retention studied in several soft and hard tissues, including tissues of fetuses and sucklings. The strontium concentration was comparable in liver, kidney and heart and higher than that of brain tissue. The acid soluble part of the mineralized tissues showed a strontium concentration 100-1000 times that of the soft tissues. Progeny receiving strontium through placenta or through mammary glands showed a distribution pattern similar to that of their mother, with retention of strontium in mineralized tissue. The nickel concentration was larger in the kidney than in other organs investigated. No nickel affinity was found for mineralized tissues. Nickel was readily passed through placenta and mammary glands. Contrary to findings for strontium, the nickel concentration in tissues of fetuses was higher than that of their mother.

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