Document Details
Title:
LOW LEVEL POLONIUM DETERMINATION OF TISSUE AND URINE
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
POLONIUM; URANIUM MINERS; URINE; TISSUES; SAMPLING
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1956 Oct 18
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0114
Accession Number:
NV0016110
Document Number(s):
UR463
Originating Research Org.:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
METHODS WERE DEVLOPED FOR ANALYSIS OF UP TO 50 GRAMS OF SOFT TISSUE AN D BONE AND LITER VOLUMES OF URINE FOR POLONIUM CONTENT OF THE ORDER OF 1 DPM ABOVE BACKGROUND. BONE AND LUNG TISSUE OBTAINED AT AUTOPSY OF A URANIUM MINER CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES AS MUCH POLONIUM A S SIMILAR MATERIAL FROM NON-MINERS.