Original scientific paper

Levels of Pb-210 and Po-210 in the food chain cow-milk-cheese

Zdravko Milošević ; Veterinarski fakultet, Sarajevo
Emilija Horšić
Ranko Kljaić
Alice Bauman ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb

Abstract

The levels of natural radioactivity in the food chain have hardly been touched. These levels were investigated in some parts of Bosnia. The levels of Pb-210 in beef vary from 0,1-6.2 pCi/kg and Po-210 from 0-5.2 pCi/kg. The radioactivity in milk is lower so that Po-210 lies between 0.15-2.45 pCi/l and Pb-210 from 0.20-1.90 pCi/l. The highest radioactivity was determined in cheese i.e. 60 pCi/kg of pb-210. Po-210 is as low as 1.30-3.75 pCi/kg of cheese.

Keywords

food chain; cow-milk-cheese; Pb-210 and Po-210

Hrčak ID:

96991

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/96991

Publication date:

3.1.1980.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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