EFFECTS OF INGESTED PLUTONIUM-239 ON FECUNDITY, FERTILITY, AND LIFE SPAN OF HABROBRACON (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONDIDAE)
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4750787
Groups of virgin female wasps, Habrobracon, were each fed a different Pu/ sup 239/ concentration in a single meal which produced estimated intakes of 0.0, 0.02, 0.03 to 0.04, and 0.11 to 0.14 mu c Pu/sup 239/. Effects of fecundity, fertility, and life span were found comparable to those produced by external radiations and by other ingested radionuclides. Plutonium-239 accumulated in eggs. The differential radiosensitivity of gametes was explained by their developmental stage, and suggested chromosomal condensation and behavior were critical factors. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(45-1)-1350
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-013918
- OSTI ID:
- 4750787
- Report Number(s):
- HW-SA-2605
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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