HC Deb 07 June 1956 vol 553 c76W
67. Mr. Mason

asked the Lord Privy Seal to what extent a monitoring system is in operation within the United Kingdom to check the increasing fall-out of radio strontium following atom and hydrogen bomb tests.

Mr. R. A. Butler

Such a system is already in operation. The amount of radio strontium reaching the ground in the United Kingdom is monitored by the regular analysis of rainwater samples. The radio strontium still to fall is monitored through the analysis of dust samples collected by aircraft.