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Title:
LETTER TO A H HOLLAND, SUBJECT: COLLECTING SAMPLES ( REDACTED )
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
HREX; PLUTONIUM
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:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
1950 Mar 20
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0709722
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 15
Description/Abstract:
LANGHAM WANTS LONG-TERM URINE SAMPLES FROM ONE OF THE PLUTONIUM INJECTION SUBJECTS, IF HE CAN BE LOCATED. LANGHAM IMPLYING THAT HE TALKED TO HASTERLIK ABOUT HAVING JACK SHUBERT AT ARGONNE CONDUCT PLUTONIUM URINE ANALYSIS OBTAINED IN 1950. ADDITIONAL SAMPLES ARE FROM HP-12. LANGHAM MENTIONS HIS SUCCESS IN MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PLUTONIUM HUMAN EXCRETION DATA AND AGAIN EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF OBTAINING A LONG-TERM URINE SAMPLE TO ESTABLISH THE HALF-TIME OF EXCRETION OF THE FOURTH AND SLOWEST EXPONENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE EXCRETION CURVE.