Low Dose Food Irradiation at Natick

Abstract

This report was presented at the FAO/IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on Low Dose Irradiation of Agricultural Products 27-31 October 1975, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It includes highlights of the Army's program for food irradiation at Natick using doses below 10 kGy. The program encompassed application to white potatoes for sprout inhibition during storage, to wheat flour for disinfestation of insects, and to chicken for radurization and radicidation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046622

Entities

People

  • C. K. Wadsworth
  • E. S. Josephson
  • E. Wierbicki
  • F. Heiligman
  • J. J. Howker

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Birds
  • Discoloration
  • Fungi
  • Gamma Rays
  • Industrial Production
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Personnel
  • North Carolina
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Production
  • Public Health
  • Radiation
  • United States
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

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