Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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Volume 157: Issue 1
Measurements of210Pb and210Po in Japanese human hair
Authors:
M. Yamamoto Kanazawa University Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory Tatsunokuchi 923-12 Ishikawa (Japan)

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Y. Yamauchi Kanazawa University Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory Tatsunokuchi 923-12 Ishikawa (Japan)

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H. Kawamura National Institute of Radiological Science Division of Radioecology 3609 Isozaki 311-12 Nakaminato, Ibaraki (Japan)

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K. Komura Kanazawa University Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory Tatsunokuchi 923-12 Ishikawa (Japan)

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K. Ueno Kanazawa University Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory Tatsunokuchi 923-12 Ishikawa (Japan)

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Pages:
37–45
Online Publication Date:
13 Aug 2005
Publication Date:
17 Feb 1992
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02039775
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Abstract  

210Pb and210Po in human hair have been measured to serve as an aid in order to estimate the dietary intake and body burden of these radionuclides of Japanese. The210Po concentrations found in 83 hair samples were ranging from 4.0 to 59.3 mBq/g with a mean (median) value of 18.2±12.2 (14.9) mBq/g as compared to the210Pb concentrations from 0.7 to 6.5 mBq/g with a mean (median) value of 2.3±1.1 (2.0) mBq/g. The210Po/210Pb activity ratios (mean: 8.7±5.1, median: 7.1) were surprisingly higher compared with the available literature value of about 2. The high concentration of210Po in human hair of Japanese may be due to the ingestion of animal protein mainly in the form of seafood.

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0236-5731
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1588-2780

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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