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ABSTRACT KULWICH _et al._ recently reported1 the presence of unidentified γ-ray activity in several samples of wool. The bulk of the observed activity in the wool was shown to be most probably associated with its impurities and hence due to natural and fall-out contamination. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS OPTIONS: * Log in * Learn about institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT MONAZITE GRADES AFTER MECHANICAL SEPARATION FROM BLACK SAND Article Open access 16 September 2023 SENSITIVE IMAGING OF ACTINIDE MATERIALS IN SHIELDED RADIOACTIVE WASTE Article Open access 05 November 2024 RADIONUCLIDES DISTRIBUTION AND RADIATION HAZARDS ASSESSMENT OF BLACK SAND SEPARATION PLANT’S MINERALS: A CASE STUDY Article Open access 04 March 2024 REFERENCES * Kulwich, R., Feinstein, L., Decker, R. W., Galumbis, C., Hourihan, M. E., and Terrill, C. E., _Nature_, 188, 511 (1960). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Burns, R. H., Johnston, A., McColloch, R. J., and Fisk, H. G. (unpublished observations). * _Radiological Health Data Monthly Reports_, 1, 1 _PB_ 161371 (U.S. Public Health Service, 1960). Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Division of Biological and Medical Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois S. S. BRAR, P. F. GUSTAFSON & M. A. KERRIGAN * College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois B. C. BREIDENSTEIN, U. S. GARRIGUS & W. R. USBORNE Authors * S. S. BRAR View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * P. F. GUSTAFSON View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * M. A. KERRIGAN View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * B. C. BREIDENSTEIN View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * U. S. GARRIGUS View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * W. R. USBORNE View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE BRAR, S., GUSTAFSON, P., KERRIGAN, M. _et al._ Radioactivity in Wool. _Nature_ 192, 1094–1095 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1921094a0 Download citation * Issue Date: 16 December 1961 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1921094a0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get shareable link Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Copy to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative

ABSTRACT KULWICH _et al._ recently reported1 the presence of unidentified γ-ray activity in several samples of wool. The bulk of the observed activity in the wool was shown to be most


probably associated with its impurities and hence due to natural and fall-out contamination. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content,


access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn


more Buy this article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS


OPTIONS: * Log in * Learn about institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT MONAZITE


GRADES AFTER MECHANICAL SEPARATION FROM BLACK SAND Article Open access 16 September 2023 SENSITIVE IMAGING OF ACTINIDE MATERIALS IN SHIELDED RADIOACTIVE WASTE Article Open access 05 November


2024 RADIONUCLIDES DISTRIBUTION AND RADIATION HAZARDS ASSESSMENT OF BLACK SAND SEPARATION PLANT’S MINERALS: A CASE STUDY Article Open access 04 March 2024 REFERENCES * Kulwich, R.,


Feinstein, L., Decker, R. W., Galumbis, C., Hourihan, M. E., and Terrill, C. E., _Nature_, 188, 511 (1960). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Burns, R. H., Johnston, A., McColloch, R. J., and


Fisk, H. G. (unpublished observations). * _Radiological Health Data Monthly Reports_, 1, 1 _PB_ 161371 (U.S. Public Health Service, 1960). Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND


AFFILIATIONS * Division of Biological and Medical Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois S. S. BRAR, P. F. GUSTAFSON & M. A. KERRIGAN * College of Agriculture,


University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois B. C. BREIDENSTEIN, U. S. GARRIGUS & W. R. USBORNE Authors * S. S. BRAR View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed 


Google Scholar * P. F. GUSTAFSON View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * M. A. KERRIGAN View author publications You can also search for this


author inPubMed Google Scholar * B. C. BREIDENSTEIN View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * U. S. GARRIGUS View author publications You can


also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * W. R. USBORNE View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and


permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE BRAR, S., GUSTAFSON, P., KERRIGAN, M. _et al._ Radioactivity in Wool. _Nature_ 192, 1094–1095 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1921094a0


Download citation * Issue Date: 16 December 1961 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1921094a0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get


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