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Nature 216, 353 - 355 (28 October 1967); doi:10.1038/216353a0

Lead and Lead-210 in Rainwater

G. L. TER HAAR*, R. B. HOLTZMAN & H. F. LUCAS JUN.

Radiological Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois.
*Industrial trainee from Ethyl Corporation Research Laboratories. Ferndale, Michigan.

THERE is a continuing interest in the possible toxicity to man and animals from the present and future concentrations of lead in the environment. The importance of environmental lead was emphasized by Monier-Williams in 1938 (ref. 1), and has since resulted in numerous studies2–4.

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