Strontium-90
In terms of the statistics Contamination of foods with radioactive substances of the Federal Research Center for Nutrition and Food - Institute of Dairy Chemistry and Technology:Strontium-90 ( 90Sr )
- radioactive isotope, which originates at atom splitting
- physical half life: 28 years
- effective half life in humans: 17,5 years
- Calciumanalogon→ Integration into the skeleton, exposure of bone marrow cells
- children are more vulnerable than adults
- included in milk, milk products, cereals, fruit and vegetables.
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