Distribución de fluoruro y disponibilidad biológica en las lluvias residuales del monte St. Helens, del 18 al 21 de

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 19, 1980
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Resumen

La ceniza volcánica del Monte St. Helens contenía fluoruro, pero las concentraciones no eran peligrosas para los animales. Las vacas expuestas al heno contaminado con cenizas mostraron niveles normales de fluoruro, lo que indica un bajo riesgo por las consecuencias de esta erupción específica.

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