RE: fallout vs reactor emissions

["Jeri L. Anderson" <janderson@mjwcorp.com>]

Mr. Cohen wrote:

Just to be clear. The TFP says that teeth absorb most calcium in
> utero (don't
> know the %) and the rest by year 1, thus providing that
> "snapshot" I mentioned.

Is it possible that the calcium and Sr-90 was absorbed from the mother?
Don't women have a tendency to become calcium deficient during pregnancy and
lactation?  Perhaps what we are seeing is a "snapshot" of what the mother
was exposed to during the years of atmospheric weapons testing.

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> Jerry,
> Just to be clear. The TFP says that teeth absorb most calcium in
> utero (don't
> know the %) and the rest by year 1, thus providing that
> "snapshot" I mentioned.
> Would that affect what you posted?
> norm
>
> Rosen_Jerry wrote:
>
> > Not necessarily so. Here's another explanation. Some children
> consume less
> > calcium than recommended and tharefore use strontium more
> efficiently than
> > the norm. This results in high uptake and incorporation into the teeth.
> >

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