title: Tritium concentration in Akita City diet.
abstract: The 3H concentration in the diet of residents in Akita City, northern Japan, during autumn of 1987 and winter of 1988 was analyzed. Results were similar to those for spring and summer samples previously reported. No significant seasonal change of 3H concentration was observed. A simple model was constructed for estimating the mean residence time for organically-bound 3H in diet. However, more data about diet in the 1960s or 1970s are necessary for the estimation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hisamatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takizawa
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012621:Seasons; D014316:Tritium / Q000032:analysis*; D014878:Water Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium