Fallout And Agriculture Pt. 2 of 2
Continued... “Now we come to the matter of the internal hazard; this occurs when we consume contaminated food & air. Some radioactive elements in fallout are retained in the body for a long time. Rays...then continue to damage these cells... ”
21:28:40 Fallout onto corn etc. Fallout in soil discussed, “locked w/in the new crop...food chain.” Iodine 131, Strontium 90, Cesium 137 & others, though of less concern.
21:30:30 Ripe apples on tree. Pan over citrus grove. CU washing beets, carrots in sink.
21:31:24 Charts explaining what happens w/ radioactive material: Iodine 131; Cesium 137 goes to soft tissue; Strontium 90 (like calcium) collects in bones, remains for years; also into soil & into plants. Chart showing diet containing Calcium & Strontium & percentage taken in by body.
21:34:53 Truck spreading lime on soil to put more calcium into plants. Tractor pulling four-row planter; harvesting cauliflower. Cotton field; carrots being picked by Mexican children & man. Alfalfa field; cows grazing on clover. Cowboys moving beef cattle & calves in pen.
21:36:43 Ililustrated drawing to show deep plowing to bury contaminated surface layer.
21:37:40 Tractor pulling hay rake, driver wearing breathing apparatus & gloves. Bulldozing contaminated foliage. Removing surface soil.
21:39:36 Sign US Department of Agriculture Research Center. Lab technician in white coat doing experiment, measuring. Opening of barn door & looking out as two farmers walk away. The End.
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Fallout And Agriculture Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... “Now we come to the matter of the internal hazard; this occurs when we consume contaminated food & air. Some radioactive elements in fallout are retained in the body for a long time. Rays...then continue to damage these cells... ” 21:28:40 Fallout onto corn etc. Fallout in soil discussed, “locked w/in the new crop...food chain.” Iodine 131, Strontium 90, Cesium 137 & others, though of less concern. 21:30:30 Ripe apples on tree. Pan over citrus grove. CU washing beets, carrots in sink. 21:31:24 Charts explaining what happens w/ radioactive material: Iodine 131; Cesium 137 goes to soft tissue; Strontium 90 (like calcium) collects in bones, remains for years; also into soil & into plants. Chart showing diet containing Calcium & Strontium & percentage taken in by body. 21:34:53 Truck spreading lime on soil to put more calcium into plants. Tractor pulling four-row planter; harvesting cauliflower. Cotton field; carrots being picked by Mexican children & man. Alfalfa field; cows grazing on clover. Cowboys moving beef cattle & calves in pen. 21:36:43 Ililustrated drawing to show deep plowing to bury contaminated surface layer. 21:37:40 Tractor pulling hay rake, driver wearing breathing apparatus & gloves. Bulldozing contaminated foliage. Removing surface soil. 21:39:36 Sign US Department of Agriculture Research Center. Lab technician in white coat doing experiment, measuring. Opening of barn door & looking out as two farmers walk away. The End. 1960s; 1950s; Cold War; Civil Defense; Instructional Films; Educational Films; Atomic Energy; NuclearDisasters; Lecture Film; Atomic Attack Defenses;