History of the plutonium bioassay program at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1944–2006
| Autor: | D. Lewis, D. W. Efurd, R. E. Steiner, Stephen P. LaMont |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Waste management
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Radiochemistry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Lanthanum fluoride chemistry.chemical_element Pollution Analytical Chemistry Plutonium Nuclear Energy and Engineering chemistry Cleanroom Bioassay Environmental science Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging National laboratory Urine sample Spectroscopy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 276:499-504 |
| ISSN: | 1588-2780 0236-5731 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10967-008-0533-x |
| Popis: | In 1944 Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) instituted a program for the collection and analyses of urine samples from individuals working with plutonium. This program has operated continuously for over 60 years. During that time the plutonium bioassay program incorporated advances in urine sample collection, radiochemical separation techniques, alpha-spectroscopy and thermal ionization mass spectrometry measurement techniques as well as cleanroom technology. All of these advances have produced incremental improvements in plutonium detection limits. A chronological description is given of the methodologies used in the plutonium bioassay program at Los Alamos. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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