Research and development activities in the field of radiological sciences. Quarterly progress report, July-September 1958

Technical Report · Wed Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 1958

OSTI ID:5919117

Healy, J W ^[1]

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1. ed.

No definite pathological damage was observed in fish fed 0.006 ..mu..c and 0.06 ..mu..c phosphorus-32 per gram body weight per day, although a reduction in growth rate occurred at the 0.06 ..mu..c level. Damage to the gastrointestinal tract ranged from mild damage to the epithelium at three weeks to severe damage and breakdown of the mucosa after 15 weeks. Pathological changes were also observed in the kidneys, liver, and spleen. Progress is reported in the following studies: the effects of chronic ingestion of low levels of iodine-131 in sheep and swine; the tissue distribution of single oral doses of strontium-90 in swine; the tissue distribution of zinc-65, tungsten-185, and phosphorus-32; the pulmonary deposition and development of lung tumors in mice following intratracheal administration of ruthenium-106; radiobiological monitoring of the Columbia River and environs; detailed duplicate activation and analyses of the various materials which could contribute to the radioisotope level in the reactor effluent water; determinations of the radiation-protective ability of various anionic groups in aqueous solutions; a survey of surface features of the basalt bedrock beneath the Hanford waste disposal area; ground waste disposal studies; and fission product volatility studies.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Richland, WA (USA). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-52
• OSTI ID: 5919117
• Report Number(s): HW-57908
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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