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Plutonium contamination in the environment. (Latest citations from the Life Sciences Collection data base). Published Search

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5091053
The bibliography contains citations concerning the ecological impact of plutonium contamination in the environment. Topics include contamination in freshwater and marine sediments, bioaccumulation, transport in the food chain, accumulation in the soil, methods of analysis, removal from contaminated soils, contamination from nuclear fallout and nuclear facilities, and the presence of plutonium in seaspray and in the atmosphere. Plutonium pharmacokinetics in humans, and effects of plutonium contamination on fetuses are also described. (Contains a minimum of 88 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)
Research Organization:
NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
OSTI ID:
5091053
Report Number(s):
PB-92-853613/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English