Publications

iodine-131 in the thyroids of north american deer and caribou: comparison after nuclear tests.	concentrations of i(131) in the thyroids of deer from washington, colorado, and maryland, and of caribou from alaska were measured after the resumption of nuclear weapon tests by the u.s.s.r. on 1 september 161. maximum concentrations occurred nearly 2 months after the first nuclear test and then decreased at an effective half-time of about 15 days. thyroids from washington and colorado deer showed the highest concentrations, thyroids from alaskan caribou the lowest.	1963	13952648
cesium-134 in alaskan eskimos and in fallout.	whole-body counts of alaskan eskimos during the summer of 1962 showed the presence of cesium-134 as well as cesium-137. cesium-134 was also found in reindeer and caribou meat; this finding was confirmed through coincidence counting. there was generally about 1 percent as much cesium-134 as there was cesium-137. cesium-134 was also found on air filters collected at richland, washington. the appearance of cesium-134 seems to be world-wide and continuing.	1963	14057358