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Title: Transuranium elements. Volume 1. Elements of radiation protection

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6523312

The report consists of two volumes and addresses the problem of environmental contamination by plutonium and other transuranium elements. Volume 1 presents an overview of selected information on the chemical and physical properties of the transuranium elements, the biological effects and risks of exposure, the major environmental transport mechanisms, and the contamination in the environs of a number of sites in the United States.

Research Organization:
Office of Radiation Programs, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
6523312
Report Number(s):
PB-90-262114/XAB; EPA-520/1-90/015; TRN: 91-000615
Resource Relation:
Other Information: See also Volume 2, PB--90-262122
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English