Operation Greenhouse. Scientific Director's report of atomic-weapon tests at Eniwetok, 1951. Annex 2. 7. Thermal radiation injury

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:7248813

Pearse, H E; Kingsley, H D; Schilling, J A; Hogg,; Blakney, R M

Information concerning the flash burn resulting from an atomic bomb explosion was necessary to understand the lesion, its systematic effects, and prevention and treatment of these effects. In order to reproduce similar sources in the laboratory, it was essential to know the characteristics of the energy producing the biological effect. In order to obtain this information, anesthetized experimental animals were placed in shielded positions at varying distances from bomb zero to cover a wide range of thermal-radiation intensities. Small areas of each animal's skin were exposed through aperture plates which were designed to analyze burn production as a function of time, intensity, and spectrum. Protection of the animal by fabrics covering the skin was also evaluated. Following exposure, animals were retrieved from the exposure stations and transported to a laboratory for analysis of the burn lesions by description, color photography, and microscopic study of biopsy materials.

• Research Organization: Rochester Univ., NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7248813
• Report Number(s): AD-A-995404/1/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
GREENHOUSE PROJECT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
THERMAL RADIATION
RADIATION INJURIES
FLASH BURNS
BIOPSY
DOGS
INJURIES
RADIATION PROTECTION
SWINE
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BURNS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXPLOSIONS
MAMMALS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
VERTEBRATES
450202* - Explosions & Explosives- Nuclear- Weaponry- (-1989)