Source Book on Plutonium and Its Decontamination

Abstract

Contents: The plutonium hazard; Review of U.S. policy and direction concerning plutonium contamination; Physical parameters of plutonium contamination; The biology of plutonium contamination; The deposition and retention of inhaled plutonium in the human body; Foreign plutonium decontamination standards; Reduction of plutonium contamination hazard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 24, 1973
Accession Number
ADA003413

Entities

People

  • F. C. Cobb
  • R. L. Van Hemert

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Dose Rate
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hazards
  • High Explosives
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic System
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties
  • Radioactive Materials

Readers

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology