EFFECT OF FALLOUT CONTAMINATION ON RAW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Abstract

Wheat, dried fruits, snapped corn (unhusked), soya beans, cotton seed, and potatoes were exposed to moderate contamination resulting from fallout under actual field conditions. It was found that water washing as applied to dried fruits, soya beans, and cotton seed was relatively ineffective in removing fallout contamination; scrubbing potatoes, followed by removal of the skins, was effective. The protecting layers of husk around ears of corn prevented the contamination of the grain inside. A complete milling operation on fallout exposed wheat showed that a considerable amount of contamination could be removed by cleaning operations as well as by separation of the bran. Flour resulting from such contaminated wheat exhibited relatively low residual radioactivity. Because of the low degree of contamination of the wheat, caution should be used in extrapolating these results to more severe situations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1958
Accession Number
AD0607647

Entities

People

  • Alan T. Spiher
  • Edwin P. Laug
  • Harold V. Leininger
  • Homer J. Mcconnell
  • Raymond D. Chapman
  • Stephen E. Koelz

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Contamination
  • Cooperation
  • Field Conditions
  • Food
  • Health
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • Radioactivity
  • Residuals
  • Test Depths
  • Vegetables
  • Water Washing

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.