PROTECTING AND CLEANING HANDS CONTAMINATED BY SYNTHETIC FALLOUT UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS
Hands of field test personamel became radioactively contaminated with dust or slurry synthetic fallouts containing La/sup 140/ tracer, and La/sup 140/ in acid solution. Two protective creams and several cleaning materials were used in an attempt to reduce adherence of contaminant and to facilitate decontamination. The protective creams were not found to be advantageous. Three experimental cleaning solutions (isotonic neutral solution of a complexing agent plus a detergent and germicide; an isotonic saline solution at pH 2.0 plus detergent and germicide; and a 3% citric acid solution) were found to decontaminate skin more readily than soap and water. A waterless mechanics hand cleaner was found to clean hands with the same effectiveness as soap and water. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Naval Radiological Defense Lab., San Francisco
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-000724
- OSTI ID:
- 4295575
- Report Number(s):
- USNRDL-TR-256
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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