Iodine Inhalation Study for Project Sedan

Abstract

Beagle dogs and currently accepted physical air sampling equipment were exposed to the cloud produced by a nuclear cratering experiment to determine the deposition of radioactive iodine in organs of the biological sampler with that collected by the physical sampling devices. Primary emphasis is directed to the evaluation of such factors as isotopic ratios, rate of build-up, and the effect of the thyroid gland in concentrating iodine. The results, which indicated the selectivity of the biological sampler and the inefficiency of the physical samplers, are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1964
Accession Number
ADA437785

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dose Rate
  • Endocrine Glands
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Health Services
  • Isotopes
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Nuclear Clouds
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Public Health
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radiologic Health
  • United States

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  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology