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strontium-90 [′strän·tē·əm ′nīn·tē] (nuclear physics) A poisonous, radioactive isotope of strontium; 28-year half life with β radiation; derived from reactor-fuel fission products; used in thickness gages, medical treatment, phosphor activation, and atomic batteries. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Scientists might use the cesium137, strontium-90, and other radioactive isotopes in fallout to track nutrient cycles in forests, he notes. Just last month, Los Angeles water officials sent a letter to Boeing warning that water leaving the lab had higher than allowed levels of dioxins, copper and strontium-90, a radioactive contaminant earlier found in 1993 in the soil just outside the lab's property line. We used a high-potassium simulated [nuclear reactor] waste, which we spiked with strontium-90," Carlson explains. |
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