[ RadSafe ] C-14 in Teeth

[Peter Bossew]

The article is:

Spalding K. L., Buchholz B. A., Bergman L.-E., Druid H. and Frisen J. 
(2005): Age written in teeth by nuclear tests. Nature Vol. 437, No. 
7057, 15.9.2005, pp. 333-334.

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Flanigan, Floyd wrote:
> I presume the C-14 levels were weighed against the naturally occurring C-14 level known to exist in all living things?
>
> I wonder what the delta turned out to be between the two. 
>
> Floyd W. Flanigan B.S.Nuc.H.P.
> RP Supervisor
> Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Wes Van Pelt
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:39 AM
> To: 'radsafelist'
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] C-14 in Teeth
>
> Radsafers,
>
> We all know about Sr-90 in teeth (Tooth Fairy controversy) and C-14 in wood
> (radiocarbon dating), but here is a new one on me.
>
> Atmospheric C-14 from nuclear weapons testing (1955 thru 1968) got into
> tooth enamel and the C-14 concentration in teeth can be used to determine
> the birth year of a person. It only works on people born after 1943.
>
> Did anyone else know about this?
>
> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0922_050922_nuke_body.html 
>
> Best regards,  
> Wes
> Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP
> Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.  
>  
>
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