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Effective half-life of polonium in the human

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7162390
A method of determining the effective half-life of Po in the human is described. In a study of the urinary excretion data of eighteen human cases, calculations based on the analyses of the urine samples submitted result in a overall average effective half-life of 31.4 days. Because of the many influencing factors affecting this study, an approximate thirty-day effective human half-life is suggested, until such time as controlled experiments and more efficient procedures can permit a more accurate determination.
Research Organization:
Mound Lab., Miamisburg, OH (United States)
OSTI ID:
7162390
Report Number(s):
MLM-272/XAB; CNN: AEC-AT-33-1-GEN-53
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

560160* -- Radionuclide Effects
Kinetics
& Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
BODY FLUIDS
CLEARANCE
ELEMENTS
EXCRETION
MAMMALS
MAN
MATERIALS
METALS
POLONIUM
PRIMATES
RETENTION
URINE
VERTEBRATES
WASTES