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Title: Plutonium baseline study in human urine. 1993 Annual report, - Progress report to the DOE

Abstract

Last year, {sup 239}Pu was identified in 8 liter urine samples. This identification involved the establishment of an elution pattern characteristic of plutonium in which the track number decreased monotonically with volume of plutonium eluted from the column. This elution pattern was observed with urine obtained from middle aged adults born well before the 1960`s and in some younger adults, with less {sup 239}Pu being found in the latter. Both groups were from the general public and had no occupational exposure to plutonium. In addition, last year approximately 11 aCi/liter of {sup 239}Pu was found in synthetic urine. This was a surprising result, although this is a smaller amount than was found in normal human urine. Accordingly,the charges from the Advisory Committee included: (1) Identify the origin of the small amount of {sup 239}Pu found in synthetic urine and eliminate it, if possible; (2) Development of the automated track counting system; (3) Utilization of appropriate plutonium tracer to reduce the variation in the determinations of yield; (4) Collection of urine samples from various geographic locations of Utah and analysis of these samples; (5) Continue inter-laboratory comparison studies with Brookhaven National Laboratory, and other laboratories which possibly may have the capabilitymore » of determining plutonium at similar levels.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Environmental Radiation and Toxicology Lab.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
451236
Report Number(s):
DOE/NV/10865-T5
ON: DE97003781; TRN: 97:002001
DOE Contract Number:  
FC08-89NV10865
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 28 Jul 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; PLUTONIUM 239; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; URINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PROGRESS REPORT; MAN

Citation Formats

Wrenn, M E, Singh, N P, Salamon, M, and Xue, Ying-Hua. Plutonium baseline study in human urine. 1993 Annual report, - Progress report to the DOE. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Wrenn, M E, Singh, N P, Salamon, M, & Xue, Ying-Hua. Plutonium baseline study in human urine. 1993 Annual report, - Progress report to the DOE. United States.
Wrenn, M E, Singh, N P, Salamon, M, and Xue, Ying-Hua. 1993. "Plutonium baseline study in human urine. 1993 Annual report, - Progress report to the DOE". United States.
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author = {Wrenn, M E and Singh, N P and Salamon, M and Xue, Ying-Hua},
abstractNote = {Last year, {sup 239}Pu was identified in 8 liter urine samples. This identification involved the establishment of an elution pattern characteristic of plutonium in which the track number decreased monotonically with volume of plutonium eluted from the column. This elution pattern was observed with urine obtained from middle aged adults born well before the 1960`s and in some younger adults, with less {sup 239}Pu being found in the latter. Both groups were from the general public and had no occupational exposure to plutonium. In addition, last year approximately 11 aCi/liter of {sup 239}Pu was found in synthetic urine. This was a surprising result, although this is a smaller amount than was found in normal human urine. Accordingly,the charges from the Advisory Committee included: (1) Identify the origin of the small amount of {sup 239}Pu found in synthetic urine and eliminate it, if possible; (2) Development of the automated track counting system; (3) Utilization of appropriate plutonium tracer to reduce the variation in the determinations of yield; (4) Collection of urine samples from various geographic locations of Utah and analysis of these samples; (5) Continue inter-laboratory comparison studies with Brookhaven National Laboratory, and other laboratories which possibly may have the capability of determining plutonium at similar levels.},
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year = {Wed Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
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