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LEAD containing 4 per cent of antimony (B.S.3909 : 1965) is commonly used for radiation shielding, and when the objective is the reduction of the background response of high sensitivity counting equipment, it is desirable that no radioactive contamination be present. Examples of contamination by 210Pb (ref. 1) and by 110mAg (ref. 2) have been reported.
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RUNDO, J. Antimony-125 Contamination in Antimonial Lead. Nature 213, 796 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213796a0
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