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IN their work on naturally occurring radioactivity in man and his environment, Mayneord and his co-workers have indicated1,2 the wide range of alpha-radioactivity found in the more common foodstuffs. Using the same experimental method, we have recently made measurements on a number of samples of wheat and wheat products of known origin, and wish in this communication to report briefly on three aspects of our findings.
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Turner, R. C., Radley, T. N., and Mayneord, W. V., Nature, 181, 518 (1958); Health Physics, 1, 268 (1958).
Agricultural Research Council Reports A.R.C.R.L. 1 and 3 (H.M. Stationery Office, London, 1959 and 1960).
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MARSDEN, E., GREER, E. Alpha-Activity of Wheat and Flour. Nature 189, 326–327 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189326b0
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