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GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF SOLUBLE URANIUM FROM DRINKING WATER
Citation:
Wrenn, M., N. Singh, H. Ruth, AND D. Burleigh. GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION OF SOLUBLE URANIUM FROM DRINKING WATER. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/D-88/078.
Description:
The manuscript describes results of an experiment to determine the gastrointestinal absorption of uranium from drinking water in 12 health adults. Most of the uranium ingested was excreted in feces in the first 2 days following ingestion of the water. The absorption was the same for (234)U and (238)U for each subject. Absorption varied among subjects from -0.02% to 2.6%, with a mean of 0.6%. Low absorption may be due to concurrent ingestion of food.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID:
39488