Plutonium concentrations in dietary and inhalation pathways at Bikini and New York

Technical Report · Mon Sep 27 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7124557

Robison, W L; Noshkin, V E

This report assesses the plutonium intake via inhalation and ingestion for residents of New York and residents of Bikini Atoll. Based on inhalation and ingestion intake, the plutonium transferred to urine would be roughly seven times greater at Bikini than at New York. This ratio compares with data reported to the authors showing urine samples from Bikini residents had about ten times the Pu of urine samples from New York residents. The comparison of these ratios indicates that differences in the levels of intake in the New York and Bikini populations can account for the relative difference between the Pu concentrations observed in urine samples from the two locations.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7124557
• Report Number(s): UCRL-52176
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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