Strontium-90 in deciduous teeth in Finland. A follow-up study.
Deciduous teeth of Finnish children born in 1958-1967 were analysed for strontium-90 by means of Cerenkov radiation. The strontium-90 content was about 9 pCi/gCa in children born in 1963--1964; the values decreased strongly in the subsequent cohorts of children. The strontium-90 content of the deciduous teeth varied in perfect unison with that of cow's milk (r=+0.99). The results confirm that deciduous teeth provide a practical and accurate indicator of the total body burden of bone-seeking environmental pollutants.
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000032:analysis*
D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes