Published 1991
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Potassium body burdens in occupational users of egyptian nuclear research center
Creators
Description
A simple calibration procedure for inshas whole body counter for evaluating total potassium have been adopted. More than 120 egyptian employee in the nuclear research center (N. R. C.) were studied for their total body potassium (TBK). The potassium values were found to have an average of 2.85 gm k kg-1 body weight for males and 2.62 gm k kg-1 for females, which is higher than the recommended value given for reference man by ICRP. The TBK varied directly with body build index and is slightly dependent.7 figs., 1 tab
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- AEE.
- Imprint Place
- Cairo (Egypt)
- Imprint Title
- Radiation Protection and Civil defence Department Conference
- Imprint Pagination
- 106 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 61-75.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--14469
Conference
- Title
- 2. Radiation Protection and Civil defence Department Conference.
- Dates
- 7-16 Oct 1991.
- Place
- Cairo (Egypt).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Egypt
- Country of Input or Organization
- Egypt
- INIS RN
- 26020695
- 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
- ANIMAL CELLS; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FOOD CHAINS; ICRP; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POTASSIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METALS; DATA; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA