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In vitro lung dissolutions rates for PuO2

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The lung dissolution rates for PuO2 were determined using a 100 day in vitro experiment. A very small amount of the PuO2 rapidly dissolved with a half-time of approximately 10 days, while the majority of the material (>99%) dissolved with a half-time of approximately 5 . 105 days. This dissolution half time is significantly longer than what is recommended by the ICRP, and would result in higher calculated doses for inhalation intakes of PuO2 than those currently estimated by the ICRP 66 human respiratory tract model for radiological protection.

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663/MS J514, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    S. P. LaMont

  2. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC, USA

    T. R. LaBone

  3. Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA

    J. R. Cadieux

  4. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC, USA

    W. M. Findley

  5. Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA

    G. Hall

  6. Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA

    C. R. Shick

  7. Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663/MS J514, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    D. W. Efurd

  8. Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663/MS J514, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    R. E. Steiner

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LaMont, S., LaBone, T., Cadieux, J. et al. In vitro lung dissolutions rates for PuO2. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 269, 271–277 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0378-0

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