Strontium-90 concentrations in human teeth in South Ukraine, 5 years after the Chernobyl accident
Title: Strontium-90 concentrations in human teeth in South Ukraine, 5 years after the Chernobyl accident
Author: Y.D. Kulev, G.G. Polikarpov, E.V. Prigodey, P.A. Assimakopoulos
Reference: Science of The Total Environment, Volume 155, Issue 3, 28 October 1994, Pages 215-219
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(94)90500-2
Keywords: Radiostrontium; Chernobyl accident; Human teeth
Abstract: Approximately 1000 human teeth, collected in South Ukraine, in 1990–1991, were measured for 90Sr concentration. The teeth were grouped into 18 samples according to the age and sex of the donors. Measured levels of 90Sr concentrations were lower by a factor of 10 than measurements taken in the mid-1960s and mid-1970s. An interesting feature of the data is a 3-fold enhancement of contamination levels in the 25–45 year-old age group of the male population. A possible explanation for this anomaly is that this age group contains a significant number of men who were mobilized immediately after the Chernobyl accident for clean-up operations within the 30-km zone around the damaged nuclear power plant.
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0048969794905002