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Investigations on the solubility of corrosion products on depleted uranium projectiles by simulated body fluids and the consequences on dose assessment.
Radiat. Environ. Biophys. 47, 205-212 (2008)
Ingestion and inhalation of corrosion products covering weathered penetrators made of depleted uranium (DU) represent potential radiological exposure pathways. In order to study the bioavailability of these corrosion products, their solubility was determined using simulated gastric and pulmonary juices. About 75 and 36% of the uranium in the corrosion products were found to be soluble in simulated gastric and pulmonary juices, respectively. The effective dose coefficient for adults after ingestion was calculated to be 0.61 muSv mg(-1) DU. This compares to an effective dose coefficient for an adult of 0.71 muSv mg(-1) for DU materials given by the World Health Organization (WHO). The effective dose coefficient for inhalation was calculated to be 3.7 x 10(-6 )Sv Bq(-1) for workers and 5.3 x 10(-6 )Sv Bq(-1) for members of the public, respectively, which is between those of particles of Types M and S as defined by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). The speciation of the corrosion products was investigated by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). The mean oxidation state of uranium was found to be 4.6, which suggests that the uranium in the corrosion products consists of a mixture of U(IV) and U(VI) species.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2008
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2008
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0301-634X
e-ISSN
1432-2099
Zeitschrift
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
Quellenangaben
Band: 47,
Heft: 2,
Seiten: 205-212
Verlag
Springer
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Radiation Protection (ISS)
Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)
Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)
POF Topic(s)
30202 - Environmental Health
30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Lung Research
Lung Research
PSP-Element(e)
G-501100-007
G-505000-001
G-505100-005
G-505000-001
G-505100-005
Scopus ID
42149142334
Erfassungsdatum
2008-06-02