A study of the human biokinetics of inhaled plutonium nitrate

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 350-352

  Etherington, G ^a   Shutt, A L ^a   Stradling, G N ^a   Fifield, L K ^b   Newton, D ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

absorption; biokinetics; clearance; human; inhalation; plutonium

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; NITRATES;

BIOKINETICS; CLEARANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT; HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT MODELS; INHALATION; PLUTONIUM NITRATE; TIME DEPENDENCE;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 0141471801     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/46.suppl-1.350     Document Type: Conference Paper

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