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Proposal of a new biokinetic model for niobium; Proposta de um novo modelo biocinetico para o niobio

Abstract

There are two niobium isotopes generated in nuclear power plants: 95 Nb and 94 Nb. Workers and members of the public are subjects to intake these radionuclides in accident situation. For dose calculation purpose, it is very important to develop a model that describes in a more realistic way the kinetics of niobium inside of the human body. Presently the model adopted by ICRP (ICRP, 1989) is based on animal studies and describes the behavior of niobium in human being in a simple manner. The new model proposal describes the kinetics of the niobium from the intake into the blood until the excretion, doing this in a more realistic form and considering not only data from animals but data from human beings as well. For this objective, a workers group of a niobium extraction and processing industry exposed to stable niobium (93 Nb) in oxide insoluble form with associated uranium, was monitored for uranium and niobium determination in urinary and fecal excretion, by mass spectrometry. Based in the ratios of the niobium concentration in urinary and faecal excretion of this workers and animal data study, a new biokinetic model for niobium was proposed, with the followings modifications relative to ICRP  More>>
Authors:
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2006
Product Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Report Number:
INIS-BR-4071
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Tese (Ph.D.); 55 refs., 19 figs., 32 tabs
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; ANIMALS; BLOOD; DOSE RATES; EXCRETION; FECES; ICRP; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MONITORING; NIOBIUM 93; NIOBIUM 94; NIOBIUM 95; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; URANIUM; URINE
OSTI ID:
20777466
Research Organizations:
Universidade Federal, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Coordenacao dos Programas de Pos-graduacao de Engenharia (COPPE)
Country of Origin:
Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: BR0645532081713
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
BRN
Size:
105 pages
Announcement Date:
Oct 16, 2006

Citation Formats

Oliveira, Roges. Proposal of a new biokinetic model for niobium; Proposta de um novo modelo biocinetico para o niobio. Brazil: N. p., 2006. Web.
Oliveira, Roges. Proposal of a new biokinetic model for niobium; Proposta de um novo modelo biocinetico para o niobio. Brazil.
Oliveira, Roges. 2006. "Proposal of a new biokinetic model for niobium; Proposta de um novo modelo biocinetico para o niobio." Brazil.
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title = {Proposal of a new biokinetic model for niobium; Proposta de um novo modelo biocinetico para o niobio}
author = {Oliveira, Roges}
abstractNote = {There are two niobium isotopes generated in nuclear power plants: 95 Nb and 94 Nb. Workers and members of the public are subjects to intake these radionuclides in accident situation. For dose calculation purpose, it is very important to develop a model that describes in a more realistic way the kinetics of niobium inside of the human body. Presently the model adopted by ICRP (ICRP, 1989) is based on animal studies and describes the behavior of niobium in human being in a simple manner. The new model proposal describes the kinetics of the niobium from the intake into the blood until the excretion, doing this in a more realistic form and considering not only data from animals but data from human beings as well. For this objective, a workers group of a niobium extraction and processing industry exposed to stable niobium (93 Nb) in oxide insoluble form with associated uranium, was monitored for uranium and niobium determination in urinary and fecal excretion, by mass spectrometry. Based in the ratios of the niobium concentration in urinary and faecal excretion of this workers and animal data study, a new biokinetic model for niobium was proposed, with the followings modifications relative to ICRP model: a new compartment that represents muscular tissue; the fractions which are deposited into the compartment are modified; a third component in the retention equation of the bone tissue; introduction of recirculation between organs and blood. The new model was applied for a case of accidental intake and described adequately the experimental data.}
place = {Brazil}
year = {2006}
month = {Jul}
}