Published July 1975 | Version v1
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On the 'dissolution' of respirable Pu02 particles

Creators

  • 1. General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y. (USA). Research and Development Center

Description

Previous measurements of an apparent solubility of PuO2 particles in simulated lung fluid are inconsistent with there being significant chemical solubility. The results do agree with a model in which small scale, progressive fragmentation of the particles is caused by radiation damage by the recoil nuclei from alpha decay.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1097/00004032-197507000-00008;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Health Physics
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
1
Series
Health Phys.
Journal Page Range
69-73
ISSN
0017-9078

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
6204598
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA DECAY; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DISSOLUTION; HOT ATOM CHEMISTRY; LUNGS; PARTICLES; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; RECOILS; SOLUBILITY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AEROSOLS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BODY; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMISTRY; COLLOIDS; DECAY; DISPERSIONS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ORGANS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOLS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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