A normative value pilot study: Levels of uranium in urine samples from UK civilians

Environmental Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-223

  Jones, A D ^a   Miller, B G ^a   Walker, S ^b   Anderson, J ^c   Colvin, A P ^a   Hutchison, P A ^a   Soutar, C A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Scientifics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depleted uranium; Pilot study; UK civilians; Uranium; Urine samples

Indexed keywords

URANIUM; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISOTOPIC RATIO; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SAMPLING; URANIUM; URINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIATION MONITORING; URANIUM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247563408     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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