DECONTAMINATION OF HUMAN SKIN EXPERIMENTALLY SOILED BY RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Journal Article
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· Arch. Environmental Health
An investigation was made of the efficiency of a series of cleansers both of the granular and waterless variety, plus a slurry and a special cream, in the decontamination of radioactivity on the skin, utilizing as laboratory soil the radioactive isotopes of I/sup 131/ and P/sup 32/. The test materials, in the quantities used, provided 0.05 mu c. in an alcoholic solution per application. The removal of radioactive contaminants on the skin was effected with a high degree of efficiency, (99.6%) in the case of P/sup 32/ and 99.0% for I/sup 131/. With the additional terminal wash by the subjects with granular cleanser uncontrolled by time, the amount of contaminant removed was essentially 100%. The granulated skin cleanser was superior to the waterless cleaner in effecting decontamination and a remarkably better agent than two commonly used for this purpose. In view of the high percentages of removal of the radioactive soil by the granular cleanser, it is recommended for use in both laboratory and industrial operations involving contamination of the skin by radioactive materials. In areas where water is not available, waterless hand cleansers can be utilized and should remove approximately 97% to 98% of the contamination. The protection offered by silicone and lanolin lotions was not of significance. No untoward effects were encountered from the use of these cleansing materials in the test situations described. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-021818
- OSTI ID:
- 4163512
- Journal Information:
- Arch. Environmental Health, Journal Name: Arch. Environmental Health Vol. Vol: 1
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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