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Science 24 January 1964:
Vol. 143. no. 3604, pp. 379 - 380
DOI: 10.1126/science.143.3604.379
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Iodine-131 Thyroid Dose from Milk in Italy during the Period September 1962 to February 1963

Arrigo A. Cigna 1 and Franco G. Giorcelli 1

1 Laboratorio per lo Studio della Radioattività Ambientale, Comitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare, S. Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy

During the period September 1962 to February 1963, iodine-131 was measured in milk sampled in 14 Italian cities. At the end of the period the average intake was 9100 pc, corresponding to a thyroid dose of 0.31 rad; the maximum intake (at Bari) was 16,300 pc, corresponding to a thyroid dose of 0.56 rad.

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