Determination of the isotopic composition of uranium in urine by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-146

  Ejnik, J W ^a   Carmichael, A J ^a   Hamilton, M M ^a   McDiarmid, M ^b   Squibb, K ^b   Boyd, P ^c   Tardiff, W ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose, internal; Excretion, urinary; Plasma; Uranium, depleted

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC ACID; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033966795     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200002000-00003     Document Type: Article

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