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A RELATIONSHIP between the radioactive contamination of milk, the rate of fallout and the deposit on soil has been suggested by Tajima1. C = prFr + pdFd, in which C is the mean annual contamination of milk (pCi 90Sr/g Ca), Fr is the annual deposit (mCi 90Sr/km2), Fd is the cumulative deposit of 90Sr (mCi 90Sr/km2) and pr, pd are the proportionality factors related respectively to Fr and Fd.
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KIRCHMANN, R., CANTILLON, E. Observed and Predicted 90Sr and 137Cs Levels in Milk. Nature 230, 595 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230595a0
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