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An Ion-exchange Method for the Estimation of Strontium-90 in Milk

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THE classical method of Bryant et al.1 for the estimation of strontium-90 in milk is both tedious and hazardous. Davis2, Farabee3 and other workers4,5 have all reported separations of strontium from calcium using ion-exchange methods, and such techniques would appear to offer promise for the estimation of strontium-90 in milk.

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    W. E. BLAKE, G. OLDHAM & D. SUMPTER

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BLAKE, W., OLDHAM, G. & SUMPTER, D. An Ion-exchange Method for the Estimation of Strontium-90 in Milk. Nature 203, 862–863 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203862b0

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