Tritium content in Japanese bodies
- 1. Kyoto Univ., Kumatori, Osaka (Japan). Research Reactor Inst.
Description
Tritium contents of tissue free water (TFWT) and tissue bound water (TBT) in 94 tissues from 32 autopsied Japanese bodies were measured. TFWT was measured in water removed by a freeze drying method and TBT was measured in water obtained by a combustion method with Pt and a high quality oxygen gas. Tritium was counted with two instruments which can detect tritium against background levels. The TFWT averages were 2.6 Bq/l in the brain, 3.3 Bq/l in the lung, 3.3 Bq/l in the liver, 6.1 Bq/l in the kidneys, 2.6 Bq/l in the muscle and 3.8 Bq/l in the spleen. TBT was 16.7 Bq/l in the lung and 15.5 Bq/l in the liver of one body. It is assumed that one of the reasons for obtaining such high TBTs is contamination by unknown substances which have a similar scintillation spectrum as that of tritium. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the third Japan-US workshop P-133 on tritium radiobiology and health physics
- Imprint Pagination
- 309 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 84-87.
- Report number
- IPPJ-REV--3
Conference
- Title
- 3. Japan-US workshop P-133 on tritium radiobiology and health physics.
- Dates
- 8-10 Nov 1988.
- Place
- Kyoto (Japan).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 20084425
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BRAIN; HEAVY WATER; JAPAN; KIDNEYS; LUNGS; MUSCLES; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRITIUM OXIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISTRIBUTION; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOLVENTS; TRITIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER