Reynolds MA, Swindle DL, Wright RJ, Kuroda PK. Fallout from the Chinese nuclear explosion of 17 June 1967.
Science 1967;
158:1692-3. [PMID:
6059649 DOI:
10.1126/science.158.3809.1692]
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Abstract
Low-level activities of iodine-131, barium-140, and strontium-89 were found in a series of rain samples collected at Fayetteville, Arkansas, during the period from late June through August 1967. The ratios of these short-lived isotopes to strontium-90 were determined as accurately as possible. The data indicate that the debris from the Chinese nuclear explosion was injected primarily into the stratosphere.
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