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The paper presents results of measurements made on cereals and composite meal samples collected from Bombay market for their lead-210 content. The details of sampling and analytical chemistry procedures are also given. The Pb-210 contents of most of these samples were in the range of 1–5 pCi/kg of cereals samples. The concentrations in composite meal samples were mostly in the range of 1–3.5 pCi of210Pb per composite meal. The assessment of daily intake of this isotope through food-stuffs has been made.
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Lalit, B.Y., Ramachandran, T.V. & Rajan, S. Lead-210 content of food samples in India. Radiat Environ Biophys 18, 13–17 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01324369
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