Published December 1995
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Journal article
An observation on the clearance of thorium dioxide from the lung of a miner
- 1. Ministry of Public Health, Beijing, BJ (China). Lab. of Industrial Hygiene
Description
The results are presented of exhaled thoron activity measurements and thorium lung burden estimates performed on a mirror during the period 1983 to 1990. The findings point to a very slow turnover of part of the intake of the lung. (UK)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radiological Protection
- Journal Volume
- 15
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 343-346.
- ISSN
- 0952-4746
- CODEN
- JRPREA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 27031242
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BODY BURDEN; LUNG CLEARANCE; MINERS; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; RADON 220; THORIUM OXIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHALCOGENIDES; CLEARANCE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EXCRETION; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; NUCLEI; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PERSONNEL; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM COMPOUNDS