Published 1983 | Version v1
Book

Treatment of plutonium contaminations

Creators

  • 1. CEA/IPSN, Fontenay-aux-Roses (France)

Description

Three kinds of plutonium contaminations were considered: skin contamination; contaminated wounds; contamination by inhalation. The treatment of these contaminations was studied for insoluble (oxide and metal forms) and soluble plutonium (complexes). The use of DTPA and therapeutic problems encountered with stable plutonium complexes were analyzed. The new possibilities of internal decontamination using Puchel and LICAM were evaluated

Abstract (French)

On a considere trois modalites de contamination: les contaminations cutanees; les blessures contaminees; les contaminations par voie respiratoire. On a etudie le traitement de ces contaminations dans le cas des plutonium ''insolubles'' (formes oxydes et metalliques) et dans le cas des plutonium ''solubles'' (complexes). On a analyse le role du DTPA et les problemes therapeutiques poses par les complexes stables de plutonium. On a evalue les possibilites nouvelles en decontamination interne (Le Puchel et les ''Licam'')
Part of:
Formation of planetary systems

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Le traitement des contaminations par le plutonium

Publishing Information

Publisher
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique.
Imprint Place
Saclay (France)
ISBN
2-7272-0084-6
Imprint Title
Congress on plutonium and radioprotection
Imprint Pagination
481 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 97-103.

Conference

Title
Congress on plutonium and radioprotection.
Dates
14-16 Jun 1983.
Place
Saclay (France).

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Journees d'etudes plutonium et radioprotection.