Effects of nuclear and conventional chemical explosions on vegetation
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J.M. Bowles
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Contamination of vegetation by tetraethyl lead
Tetraethyl lead is a normal constituent of vegetation growing along our highways. Washed grass near Denver contained 3000 ppm (in ash) near major intersections and > 50 ppm for 500 feet downwind. Vegetables grown within 25 feet of a road in upstate New York and western Maryland averaged 80 to 115 ppm.
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