Possible differences in biological availability of isotopes of plutonium: Report of a workshop
This paper presents the results of a workshop conducted on the apparent different bioavailability of isotopes {sup 238}Pu and {sup 239}Pu. There is a substantial body of evidence that {sup 238}Pu as commonly found in the environment is more biologically available than {sup 239}Pu. Studies of the Tri...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:10106749 2023-07-30T04:01:34+02:00 Possible differences in biological availability of isotopes of plutonium: Report of a workshop Kercher, J.R. Gallegos, G.M. 2008-02-12 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10106749 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10106749 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10106749 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10106749 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 63 RADIATION THERMAL AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT. PLUTONIUM 238 BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY PLUTONIUM 239 SOILS CONTAMINATION FOOD CHAINS PLANTS FISHES NEVADA TEST SITE ENIWETOK BIKINI ARCTIC REGIONS CATTLE LOS ALAMOS 2008 ftosti 2023-07-11T10:56:56Z This paper presents the results of a workshop conducted on the apparent different bioavailability of isotopes {sup 238}Pu and {sup 239}Pu. There is a substantial body of evidence that {sup 238}Pu as commonly found in the environment is more biologically available than {sup 239}Pu. Studies of the Trinity Site, Nevada Test Site from nonnuclear and nuclear events, Rocky Flats, Enewetak and Bikini, and the arctic tundra support this conclusion and indicate that the bioavailability of {sup 238}Pu is more than an order of magnitude greater than that of {sup 239}Pu. Plant and soil studies from controlled environments and from Savannah River indicate no isotopic difference in availability of Pu to plants; whereas studies at the Trinity Site do suggest a difference. While it is possible that these observations can be explained by problems in the experimental procedure and analytical techniques, this possibility is remote given the ubiquitous nature of the observations. Studies of solubility of Pu in the stomach contents of cattle grazing at the Nevada Test Site and from fish from Bikini Atoll both found that {sup 238}Pu was more soluble than {sup 239}Pu. Studies of the Los Alamos effluent stream indicate that as particle size decreases, the content of {sup 238}Pu relative to {sup 239}Pu increases. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Tundra SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Arctic |
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 63 RADIATION THERMAL AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT. PLUTONIUM 238 BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY PLUTONIUM 239 SOILS CONTAMINATION FOOD CHAINS PLANTS FISHES NEVADA TEST SITE ENIWETOK BIKINI ARCTIC REGIONS CATTLE LOS ALAMOS Kercher, J.R. Gallegos, G.M. Possible differences in biological availability of isotopes of plutonium: Report of a workshop |
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This paper presents the results of a workshop conducted on the apparent different bioavailability of isotopes {sup 238}Pu and {sup 239}Pu. There is a substantial body of evidence that {sup 238}Pu as commonly found in the environment is more biologically available than {sup 239}Pu. Studies of the Trinity Site, Nevada Test Site from nonnuclear and nuclear events, Rocky Flats, Enewetak and Bikini, and the arctic tundra support this conclusion and indicate that the bioavailability of {sup 238}Pu is more than an order of magnitude greater than that of {sup 239}Pu. Plant and soil studies from controlled environments and from Savannah River indicate no isotopic difference in availability of Pu to plants; whereas studies at the Trinity Site do suggest a difference. While it is possible that these observations can be explained by problems in the experimental procedure and analytical techniques, this possibility is remote given the ubiquitous nature of the observations. Studies of solubility of Pu in the stomach contents of cattle grazing at the Nevada Test Site and from fish from Bikini Atoll both found that {sup 238}Pu was more soluble than {sup 239}Pu. Studies of the Los Alamos effluent stream indicate that as particle size decreases, the content of {sup 238}Pu relative to {sup 239}Pu increases. |
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Kercher, J.R. Gallegos, G.M. |
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Possible differences in biological availability of isotopes of plutonium: Report of a workshop |
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Possible differences in biological availability of isotopes of plutonium: Report of a workshop |
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Possible differences in biological availability of isotopes of plutonium: Report of a workshop |
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