Studies on uptake of thorium in human body
Creators
- 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Internal Dosimetry Sect.
Description
This paper reports the daily intake and organ burdens of thorium (Th) for Indian population. The Th analysis was carried out using neutron activation technique. The results of analysis showed that the uptake of Th in Skeleton is much lower and that in muscle is much higher as compared to that assumed by International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP). The hair samples obtained from subjects living in low and high background areas and also from those working in Thorium processing plant were also analyzed. The results of analysis showed distinctly different concentrations. However, there was no linear correlation between the Th concentrations in air and those in hair samples of subjects living or working there. (author). 20 refs, 5 tabs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IAEA.
- Imprint Place
- Vienna (Austria)
- Imprint Title
- High levels of natural radiation
- Imprint Pagination
- 618 p.
- Series
- Proceedings series.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 147-152.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--13747
Conference
- Title
- International conference on high levels of natural radiation.
- Dates
- 3-7 Nov 1990.
- Place
- Ramsar (Iran, Islamic Republic of).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Austria
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 25043875
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BODY BURDEN; COMPILED DATA; HAIR; INDIA; INTAKE; MAN; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; SKELETON; THORIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ANIMALS; ASIA; BODY; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; KINETICS; MAMMALS; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANS; PRIMATES; SKIN; VERTEBRATES