METABOLISM OF SELECTED RADIONUCLIDES FED IN VARIOUS PHYSICAL FORMS TO ANIMALS.
Abstract
Body retention and secretion into milk were determined for Sr(85) and Cs(134) from the following sources: simulants of local fallout, Sr(85) (NO3)2, Sr(85)Cl2, and Cs(134)Cl. Four cows, 15 goats and 16 hogs were used in these studies. The Whole-Body Counter was employed to measure retention in the goats and hogs. The biological availability of radiocesium and strontium was found to be dependent upon the solubility characteristics of the fallout simulant and appears to be predictable from in vitro tests under some conditions. Interspecies differences in biological availability were not large. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0626320
Entities
People
- C. L. Comar
- F. W. Lengemann
- R. A. Wentworth