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Fallout Caesium-137 and Potassium in New-born Infants

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New techniques of low background counting have made possible the measurement of intake and retention of natural potassium and caesium-137 in infants. The biological half-lives of both potassium and caesium-137 are from 5 to 10 times lower than the corresponding values in adults.

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WILSON, A., SPIERS, F. Fallout Caesium-137 and Potassium in New-born Infants. Nature 215, 470–474 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215470a0

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