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Human approach to the study of plutonium

Kovan, Dick

Nuclear engineering international, 1999-11, Vol.44 (544), p.1 p-1 p

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Human approach to the study of plutonium
Author: Kovan, Dick
Subjects: Health risks ; Metabolism ; Nitrates ; Plutonium compounds ; Radiation hazards ; Risk assessment
Is Part Of: Nuclear engineering international, 1999-11, Vol.44 (544), p.1 p-1 p
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Description: In a human experiment designed to study the metabolic pathways of plutonium, two scientists inhaled nitrates of plutonium and the movement of the plutonium through the men was closely monitored. The importance of the experiment is that inhalation is much more representative of how people would take in plutonium following an accidental release.
Language: English

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