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Determining the normal concentration of uranium in urine and application of the data to its biokinetics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1628989     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A method was developed to determine the concentration of uranium (238U) in urine. This method involved preconcentration of uranium from urine with calcium phosphate neutron activation followed by simple radiochemical separation. Using this method, it was possible to detect 0.2 ng of 238U. The average and geometric mean concentration of uranium found in urine of subjects from a normal background environment was 12.8 and 9.4 ng L-1, respectively. The concentration of uranium in the urine and the daily intake of uranium by the same population was used to arrive at the gastrointestinal absorption factor (f1) for uranium incorporated in the diet. The f1 factor was estimated to be 1.6%.
Authors:
H S Dang; V R Pullat; K C Pillai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health physics     Volume:  62     ISSN:  0017-9078     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Phys     Publication Date:  1992 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-08-17     Completed Date:  1992-08-17     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985093R     Medline TA:  Health Phys     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  562-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, India.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Environmental Exposure*
Female
Humans
India
Intestinal Absorption
Male
Middle Aged
Neutron Activation Analysis
Radiochemistry / methods*
Uranium / pharmacokinetics,  urine*
Urban Health
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7440-61-1/Uranium
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Health Phys. 1993 Mar;64(3):321   [PMID:  8489591 ]

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