Assay of Strontium-90 in Human Permanent Teeth in the United Kingdom 1966-1971

1974 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
W. E. Starkey ◽  
W. L. Brooks
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Human Teeth ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Strontium 90

AbstractA survey of the accumulation of 90Sr in human teeth has been carried out by the Royal Navy. It covers the 13 years 1959-71 in which fallout levels rose to a peak and declined again. Correlations have been established between the uptake of 90Sr in developing tooth and bone, related to fluctuating ratios of 90Sr/Ca in the diet. Since mineral ratios are permanently fixed in teeth by irreversible deposition they constitute an indelible record of the levels of bone-seeking elements (including contaminants) that existed when the teeth were being laid down. Thus it becomes possible to estimate former bone ratios persisting in the teeth, no matter how much prevailing levels of contamination may have altered in the meantime. The present study provides general parameters whereby this may be done.

Assay of Strontium-90 in Human Permanent Teeth in the United Kingdom 1963-1965

1968 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-237
Author(s):  
W. E. Starkey ◽  
D. L. Goodridge ◽  
W Fletcher ◽  
W. L Brooks
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Strontium 90

The Command of the Sea

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Morgan-Owen
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
British Isles ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Naval Warfare ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Late Nineteenth

The Royal Navy thought about war in a particular way in the late nineteenth century. This chapter explains how the contemporary Navy understood strategy as it pertained to protecting the United Kingdom from invasion. By examining the different approaches taken to war against France and Germany between 1885 and 1900 it shows how the Admiralty understood the defence of the British Isles in this period in largely symmetrical terms. The battle fleet remained key to naval warfare and to preventing invasion, but it did not need to be shackled to the British coastline in order to prevent a hostile power from attempting to cross the Channel.

The recognition and management of body temperature disturbances in Royal Navy personnel

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-267
Author(s):  
DJC Angus ◽  
EHN Oakley
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Initial Presentation ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Chain Of Command ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Return To Duty ◽  
Navy Personnel

AbstractThis article discusses hypothermia and hyperthermia, described together as thermal illness. These conditions are seen within the United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces population at home and abroad and may endanger life, with significant implications for both the individual and the chain of command. Recognition and management from initial presentation to return to duty is discussed and guidance given on occupational considerations.

Accumulation of Strontium-90 in Human Teeth as a Result of Nuclear Fall-Out

1970 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-175
Author(s):  
Will Starkey
Keyword(s):  
Time Lag ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Human Teeth ◽  
Total Period ◽  
Strontium 90

AbstractStrontium-90, resulting from nuclear fall-out, is taken up by bone and tooth during periods of calcification. The results are reported of a dental survey carried out by the Royal Navy since 1959. There is a time lag of three to four years between the development of the roots and the development of the crowns in relation to the total period of calcification which allows the probable rate of uptake to be determined from tooth assays. Since there is close correlation between tooth and bone levels, tooth assays may be used to monitor bone levels in living subjects.

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