The gastrointestinal absorption of 'biologically incorporated' plutonium-239 in the rat

John Cooper; George J. Ham; Sean T. Baker; Helen S. Gowing

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(85)90038-5

The gastrointestinal absorption of 'biologically incorporated' plutonium-239 in the rat

John Cooper^*, George J. Ham, Sean T. Baker, Helen S. Gowing

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Abstract

Growing potatoes have been labelled by foliar applications of plutonium citrate. Approximately 0.4% of the radioactivity was taken up by the tubers. The potatoes were fed to rats and the gastrointestinal uptake of plutonium was estimated to be 0.34%. The significance of these results in relation to the uptake by humans is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-163
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science of the Total Environment, The
Volume	43
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(85)90038-5
Publication status	Published - May 1985

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