Damage to Livestock From Radioactive Fallout in Event of Nuclear War: A Report (1963)

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Lxplanation tor Iadle X Ine tollovinß 6ata an6 tormulation8 vere con8i6ere6 in makinZ tne evaluation toun6 in Iadle X. Ine value8 utili2e6 tor veßetation con8ume6 or air dreatne6 bv animal8 are ßiven in Iadle XV. Ine value8 tor veßetation are da8e6 upon vater con» 8umption. Ini8 vill applv to an animal on uncontaminate6 6rv tee6 an6 con» 8uminß contaminate6 vater or ßra2inß on contaminate6 8ucculent pa8turaße an6 6rinkinß contaminate6 vater. It tne animal vere con8uminß contaminate6 6rv tee6 an6 uncontamirmte6 vater tne value8 in Iadle X voul6 de adout nine time8 ßreater. Ine critical anatomical 6ata tor 6ome8tic aninml8, toßetder vitn tee6, vater, an6 air intake, are al8o toun6 in Iadle XV. Iadle XV ^natomical, rnv8ioloßical, an6 Intake vata on vome8tic ^ni>nal8^ Lo6v veißnt vairy cattle Lc.et cattle 3neep 3vine (l<ß) 500 450 70 200 Ku8cle ma88 (lcL) l60 l80 24 85 Invroi6 veißnt (ß) 30 25 8 l5 Lone ma88 (k8) 60 45 7 l6 Llocxi volume (liter8) 25 30 5.5 l0 vailv vater intake on 6rv tee6 (liter8) 80 60 4 l5 Kinute volume (liter8/min) 90 80 6 l5 vailv tee6 intake (lcß) 6rv 9 8 2 4 ßreen 60 50 6 6 5 3ome value8 are max imum ratner tnan averaße tißure8 (e.ß., ßreen l teeci intake). 56

^88umption8: l. ^ver^ze 6ail^ milk pro6uction ot U.3. coV8 i8 approximatel^ ten liter8. 2. vailv intake value ot 6rv tee6 li8te6 in Iadle XV i8 tor tne time ot ^ear vden pa8turaße i8 neßlißidle. 3. 0attle on 6rv ration8 ma^ de ßiven tvo tnir68 ot tne 6rv tee6 value li8te6, 8upplemente6 d^ l0-l5 kß ot 8ilaße per 6a^. ^. Lreen tee6 i8 tne amount ot 8ucculent pa8turaße inße8te6 d^ a 8ia2inß aninml. ^vailadle 6ata on ra6ionucli6e concentration8 vere relate6 a8 tollov8, vitn ^ 8tan6inß tor concentra tion in animal'8 intake, an6 K tor concentra» tion in man'8 intake: Oa8e ^. Xatic, (or multiplyin« tactor - K) ot ^ to K tor vater Ine concentration coetticient (0„) i8 rne ratio ot dne traction ot H6mini8tere6 6o8e retaine6 in tne ti88ue to tne traction tne ti88ue i8 ot tne do6^ veißnt, it lj» ^ ^c oi 6o8e in animal'8 vater intake per 6a^ or per event, c^ °» ^.c ot 6o8e retaine6 in critical orßan or ti88ue ot animal, Xh -» Xß ot total dcxl^ veißnt ot animal, an6 X^. °» Xz ot critical orßan or ti88ue ot animal, a"^ x»> " X - ^< , li"e concencration in vater (meat,milk) tor man. (2) i.et lj -» concentration in animal'8 vater (^,) time8 kva, tne vater con» 8ume6 6aü^ d^ «nimal, i.e., lj - ^ x ?„^, tnen d^ 8ud8titutinß in Lquation (2) ^, x ? _^ ^5 X c^ - «„ (2) an6 5?

Ca8e L. Katio (or multiplyin« tactor »K) ot ^ to K tor air It lj^1 » dne ^c ot ra6ionucli6e 8 tnat man i8 permitte6 to inße8li or drearne 6ailv, ?^_ -» man'8 6ai1y air intake, an6 ?^>1 - man'8 6ai1v vater intake, tden, «v -» ^ (5) vm ^a X ?qm an6, 8ince c^> - «a X ^ , tlv - ^^ - 9 x l0^ x I^ (6) 3ince concentration8 ot ra6ionucli6e8 receive6 trom air an6 trom vater are proportionaI. to 6ailv intake8 ot air an6 ot vater, ^ - ^ x ^va (7) ?aa Comdininß Lquation8 7 an6 4, « -, —3_—3°—^ or 4_ » ^- ^ (8) " ".d ^aaX ^c trom Lquation 6, K » , an6 tderetore, 9xl0^ ^a ^ 9 x l0^ «a ^a X cc -^ (9) Ca8e 0. Katio (or multiplyin« tactor - k)tor total 6aily lntake: animal - man Comdininß Lquation8 5 an6 8 an6 takinß l^ »» ^ x ^aa, lia X cc, ^ ^ (l0) ^d ^vm 58

3ince l^ ^ 2.2 liter8/6av, tnen <im 2.2c Il (not ßiven in Iadle X) (ll) Kelevanli value8 tor dne tactor8 u8e6 in line adove equation8 are ßiven in Iadle8 XVI an6 XVII. Iadle XVI ^ir an6 Uater 0on8umption ot ^nimal8 Kelative to Lcxiv Ueißnt (Lo6v veißnt in kß; air an6 va<ier volume in liter8) Lcxi^ Lcxiy v«i«nli Lcxlv vei^nt ^nimal veißnt vailv air vol. animal vailv vater vol. animal >cß vairv co« 500 4 x l0-^ 6 Leet cattle 450 4 X l0-^ 8 3neep ?0 8 X l0-^ l8 3vine 200 9 X l0»^ l3 «Sn 70 3.5 X l0-^ 32 59

Iadle XVII Lxperimental Value8 tor 0oncentration 0oetticient8 (c^c) tor tde 0ov 1>ay ot ^ ° . .. x 6ail^ 6o8e V Ii88uE I1.^^ ^^.5o c8^^? ?rolonße6 con8umption Ku8cle l.8 0.l5 8 «ilk 9.0 l.0 5 I.iveI7 3.6 0.l5 8 Xi6nev 3.6 0.l5 8 3ilißle con8umption l Ku8cle 0.32 0.09 . Kilk l.5 0.60 l.5 l,iver 0.64 0.09 - Xi6nev 0.64 0.09 - 5 Ku8cle 0.l0 0.0l5 0.7 »lilk 0.50 0.09 0.5 1,iver 0.20 0.0l5 0.5 Xi6nev 0.20 0.0l5 0.9 l0 l^l8cle 0.06 0.005 0.8 «ilk 0.30 0.03 0.3 1,iver 0.l2 0.005 0.3 1U.6nev 0.l2 0.005 0.4 20 1^18 cle 0.025 0.002 0.5 KHk 0.l3 0.0l5 0.2 !.iver 0.05 0.002 0.2 Xi6nev 0.05 0.002 0.2 60