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Title:
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF A LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY STUDY OF PLUTONIUM IN U.S. AUTOPSY TISSUE
Author(s):
FOX, T [LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY]; MCINROY, J F [LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY]; TIETJEN, G L [LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY]
Subject Terms:
HREX; AUTOPSIES; HUMAN ORGANS; PLUTONIUM; STATITICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE ANALYSIS
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:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
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Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0016
Accession Number:
NV0701382
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
THE AUTOPSY TISSUE PROGRAM AT THE LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY WAS BEGUN IN 1959. TO DATE, TISSUES FROM 900 OR MORE PERSONS IN 7 GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND ANALYZED FOR PLUTONIUM CONTENT. THE TISSUES GENERALLY CONSIST OF LUNG, LIVER, KIDNEY, LYMPH NODE, BONE, SPLEEN, THYROID AND GONADAL TISSUES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. THE PRESENT OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF PLUTONIUM IN HUMAN TISSUES DUE SOLELY TO FALLOUT FROM WEAPONS TESTING. THE BASELINE THUS ESTABLISHED IS TO BE USED TO EVALUATE FUTURE CHANGES. GEOGRAPHICAL COMPARISONS ARE MADE, BUT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE OF OUTLIERS, AND TIME AND AGE TRENDS PRESENT IN THE DATA.