Observation of changes in urinary excretion of thorium in humans following ingestion of a therapeutic soil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 149-160

  Hollriegl V ^a   Greiter, M ^a   Giussani, A ^a,b   Gerstmann, U ^a   Michalke, B ^a   Roth, P ^a   Oeh, U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Human health; Soil ingestion; Thorium; Urinary excretion

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINE; PLASMAS; SOILS;

HEALING EARTH; HUMAN HEALTH; SOIL INGESTION; THERAPEUTIC SOIL; URINARY EXCRETION;

THORIUM;

THORIUM; THORIUM 232;

EXCRETION; HEALTH IMPACT; INGESTION RATE; MEDICINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; THORIUM; URINE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; THERAPEUTIC SOIL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; THORIUM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 34250191792     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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