| Main Title |
Tritium Body Burden of Swine following the Rupture of a Luminous Source Activated with Elemental Tritium. |
| Author |
McNeli, D. N. ;
Moghiss, A. A. ;
Patze, R. G. ;
McMilla, R. C. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency Las Vegas Nev Western Environmental Research Lab |
| Year Published |
1971 |
| Stock Number |
AD-739 274 |
| Additional Subjects |
( Tritium ;
Radiation hazards) ;
Health physics ;
Radioactive isotopes ;
Radiological dosage ;
Absorption(Biological) ;
Health physics ;
Swine ;
Experimental data ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
AD-739 274 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
4p |
| Abstract |
The biological absorption of tritium released by the rupture of self luminous sources activated with elemental tritium was studied using swine. Sources were ruptured in open air or in an enclosed tent. While biological absorption of released tritium in the open air experiment was found to be 0.001% or less, a 70-fold increase in the biological absorption was observed during the experiment in a tent. An extrapolation of these findings to a similar human exposure indicates that the rupture of a 1 Ci source in an enclosure would result in a dose commitment of 230 mrem. (Author) |
