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226Ra in milk of the dairy cattle from the rural region of Pernambuco, Brazil

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Studies performed by the Brazilian Nuclear Corporation (NUCLEBRAS), in collaboration with the Geological Survey Company of Brazil (CPRM), identified high levels of natural uranium in the districts of Pedra and Venturosa, in the rural region of the state of Pernambuco (PE) - Brazil, where the maximum value found in rocks was 22,000 mg.

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  1. Grupo de Estudos em Radioproteç?o e Radioecologia, GERAR, Departamento de Energia Nuclear, DEN-UFPE, Avenida Professor Luiz Freire 1000, 50740-540 Recife, Brazil

    C. M. Silva

  2. Grupo de Estudos em Radioproteç?o e Radioecologia, GERAR, Departamento de Energia Nuclear, DEN-UFPE, Avenida Professor Luiz Freire 1000, 50740-540 Recife, Brazil

    R. S. Amaral

  3. Grupo de Estudos em Radioproteç?o e Radioecologia, GERAR, Departamento de Energia Nuclear, DEN-UFPE, Avenida Professor Luiz Freire 1000, 50740-540 Recife, Brazil

    A. Amaral

  4. Grupo de Estudos em Radioproteç?o e Radioecologia, GERAR, Departamento de Energia Nuclear, DEN-UFPE, Avenida Professor Luiz Freire 1000, 50740-540 Recife, Brazil

    J. A. Santos Júnior

  5. Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPA, Avenida General San Martin 1371, 50761-000 Recife, Brazil

    D. C. Santos

  6. Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPA, Avenida General San Martin 1371, 50761-000 Recife, Brazil

    L. E. Lima

  7. Grupo de Estudos em Radioproteç?o e Radioecologia, GERAR, Departamento de Energia Nuclear, DEN-UFPE, Avenida Professor Luiz Freire 1000, 50740-540 Recife, Brazil

    S. V. Silveira

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Silva, C., Amaral, R., Amaral, A. et al. 226Ra in milk of the dairy cattle from the rural region of Pernambuco, Brazil. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 270, 237–241 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0376-2

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