Strontium-90 concentration measurements in human bones and teeth in Greece

Stamoulis, K.; Assimakopoulos, P.A.; Ioannides, K. G.; Johnson, E.; Soucacos, Panayotis N.

doi:10.1016/s0048-9697(99)00052-2

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“…Higher values were also found in children less than 5 years in Norway (highest activity=0.52 Bq/gCa for the year of death 1965) with a children/adults (>20y) activity ratio of 2.5 for children less than one year, of 3.3 for children less than 5 years and 1.7 for children between 5 and 20 years at the time of death (Christensen et al, 1975). Current activities are in the order of 0.028 Bq/gCa), a value that is typically found elsewhere (Stamoulis et al, 1999). Swiss data are significantly above the world average data or United Kingdom data, which is most likely a reflection of the Swiss population's high consumption of dairy products.…”

Section: Sr In Bonesmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…Data show that there are two peaks in the concentration of 90 Sr in milk teeth versus the year of birth, in 1958 and in 1965, followed by an exponential decrease after the entry into force of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Rosenthal et al, 1964;Aarkrog, 1971;Rytomaa, 1972). There were several further studies on teeth, including permanent teeth, initiated punctually to answer specific questions, such as how much radiation the population received following the Chernobyl NPP accident (Kulev et al, 1994;Stamoulis et al, 1999), the contamination from the Sellafield reprocessing plant (ODonnell et al, 1997) or the contamination of the Techa river (Tolstykh et al, 2003;Tolstykh et al, 2008). In Switzerland, a monitoring program of 90 Sr in milk teeth was initiated by the Federal Office of Public Health in the late fifties and is still ongoing (Froidevaux et al, 2006b).…”

Section: Sr In Milk Teethmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly to milk teeth, several countries have initiated a program of measuring the 90 Sr body burden through analysis of bones sampled at autopsy (Aarkrog, 1971;Christensen et al, 1975;Bauman et al, 1977;Dehos and Kistner, 1980;Kalmykov et al, 1997;Stamoulis et al, 1999;Hodgson et al, 2004;Froidevaux et al, 2010). In the particular case of bones analysis, the choice of the type of bones sampled is very critical.…”

Section: Sr In Bonesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low-Levels of Radioactivity: a Retrospective Study of 239Pu and 90Sr from Nuclear Bomb Tests on the Swiss Population

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2011

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Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low-Levels of Radioactivity: a Retrospective Study of 239Pu and 90Sr from Nuclear Bomb Tests on the Swiss Population

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Bochud³

2011

Nuclear Power - Operation, Safety and Environment

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“…There are a few reports about the presence of radionuclides in bones of animals, birds and people (Froidevaux et al, 2006(Froidevaux et al, , 2002Komosa et al, 2009;Landstetter and Wallner, 2006;Mietelski et al, 2011Mietelski et al, , 2001Stamoulis et al, 1999;Tandon et al, 1998;Wallova et al, 2012). Such research is particularly difficult because of necessity of obtaining samples, especially difficult for human bones, and the structure and composition of bone itself.…”

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Determination of radionuclides in samples of middle-aged and older human femurs

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Misztal

Skupiński

et al. 2015

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

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“…For instance, in Finland, the measured cumulative Sr-90 deposition in 1963-2005 averaged 1200 Bq/m 2 , of which 150 Bq/m 2 originated from the Chernobyl accident a quarter century ago, 5) and other large fraction from the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in the 1960s. 6,7) From the viewpoint of radiation protection, it is quite important to suppress the absorption of Sr-90 from the environment and/or food by humans and other animals as low as possible. Especially, for the radiation emergency like the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, an effective first-aid treatment is urgently needed, since a large amount of the fission products including Sr-90 are released from the plant facility to us in a short duration.…”

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A Strontium-90 Sequestrant for First-Aid Treatment of Radiation Emergency

Haratake

Hatanaka

Fuchigami

et al. 2012

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In this study, hydrophilic porous polymer beads with phosphonic acid groups (PGMA-EGDMA-TTA-MP) were synthesized, and assessed as a radioactive strontium-90 sequestrant for the treatment of the radiation emergency. Strontium ions were rapidly absorbed into the blood from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract after oral administration to rats, and distributed to the target organ, i.e., bones. Over 40% of the administered strontium was absorbed into the blood, while the remainder was discharged in the feces within 48 h after the administration. When the PGMA-EGDMA-TTA-MP beads were administered to rats subsequent to the strontium solution, the strontium had accumulated less in the femur. Consequently, the oral administration of the PGMA-EGDMA-TTA-MP beads was effective in suppressing the absorption of strontium from the GI tract.Key words strontium-90; radiation emergency; polymeric adsorbent After the severe nuclear power plant accident at Fukushima in March, 2011, Japan has been suffering from the third most serious exposure to radiation following the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. 1,2) Since then, high levels (large amount) of the plant fuels and diverse fission products have been discharged from the plant facility into the environment. A similar accidental disaster has also occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1989. Strontium-90 (Sr-90) is one of artificial radioactive by-products of fission reactions within nuclear reactors that generate electricity. About 3% of the mass of the spent nuclear fuel consists of fission products including Sr-90.3) Due to its high energy of 0.54 MeV and long physical half-life of approximately 30 years by β − emission, Sr-90 is classified as a high-level waste. Its daughter radionuclide, yttrium-90, with a physical half-life of 64.1 h emits hard β − -particles with a maximum energy of 2.27 MeV. For a relatively fresh fission product mixture, another radioactive strontium, strontium-89 (Sr-89) with a maximum energy of 1.46 MeV and a half-life of 52.7 d by β − emission, can also be present.Since strontium belongs to the alkaline earth metals, its chemical behavior very closely resembles that of calcium, leading to its enrichment in bone and teeth in various organisms. After the radioactive strontium species enter the organisms, it deposits in the bone and bone marrow, and exposure from contaminated food and water is linked to bone cancer and leukemia 4); it takes hundreds of years to naturally decay to harmless levels (its biological half-life is over 50 years). Sr-90 is also considered the most important radioactive isotope in the environment and one of the most frequently occurring radionuclides in groundwater at nuclear facilities due to its long half-life. For instance, in Finland, the measured cumulative Sr-90 deposition in 1963-2005 averaged 1200 Bq/m 2 , of which 150 Bq/m 2 originated from the Chernobyl accident a quarter century ago, 5) and other large fraction from the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in the 1960s. 6,7) From the viewpoint of radiation protectio...

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Strontium-90 concentration measurements in human bones and teeth in Greece

Cited by 58 publications

References 19 publications

Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low-Levels of Radioactivity: a Retrospective Study of 239Pu and 90Sr from Nuclear Bomb Tests on the Swiss Population

Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low-Levels of Radioactivity: a Retrospective Study of 239Pu and 90Sr from Nuclear Bomb Tests on the Swiss Population

Determination of radionuclides in samples of middle-aged and older human femurs

A Strontium-90 Sequestrant for First-Aid Treatment of Radiation Emergency

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