Strontiumfaq
Strontiumfaq
Strontiumfaq
What is STRONTIUM-90?
Strontium is a soft, silvery metallic element found in rocks, soil, dust, coal and oil. Strontium found in nature is
not radioactive and is sometimes called stable strontium.
Strontium-90 is a radioactive form of strontium. Strontium-90 is formed in nuclear reactors or during the
explosion of nuclear weapons. The half-life of strontium-90 (the time it takes for half of the strontium to give off
its radiation and change into another substance) is 29 years.