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Occup Environ Med 59:13-17 doi:10.1136/oem.59.1.13
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The risk to the United Kingdom population of zinc cadmium sulfide dispersion by the Ministry of Defence during the “cold war”

Table 4

Approved programmes of trials† of dissemination of ZnCdS from aircraft, 1960–4, where reports of the trials (and indication as to whether or not they took place) are unavailable

Programme number Proposed location Trials proposed (n) ZnCdS/trial (kg) Total amount ZnCdS (kg)
*Dates of three of the four proposed trials were open to cancellation.
†Excludes three proposed trials at Netheravon Airfield (programme 14/63) where total proposed releases were 0.75 kg.
23/60 Not stated 3 91 273
2/61 Cardington 4 68 272
Cardington 6 14 84
24/62 Cardington 6 45 270
10/63 Cardington 2 136 272
2/64 Norwich 4* 54 216
TOTAL 1387

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