Science · 1978 · 25 citations · 2 references
EngineeringChemistryEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental ToxicologyWater Quality EngineeringWater TreatmentDrinking Water SafetyDrinking Water TreatmentWater ChemistryWater PollutionWater QualityWater SanitationChloraminationChlorinationChlorination ChemistryDrinking Water ProtectionMaximum Tolerated ConcentrationPlutonium ChemistryPlutonium Oxidation State Chemistry
Soluble plutonium is oxidized to the Pi(VI) oxidation state by chlorine during water treatment. Under certain conditions Pi(VI) is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It appears that due consideration has not been given to the effect that the presence of plutonium in this oxidation state may have on the maximum permissible concentration of plutonium in drinking water.
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Further Studies on the Gastrointestinal Absorption of Plutonium
Maurice H. Weeks, Joseph Katz, W.D. Oakley et al. · Radiation Research · 1956 · 36 citations
Studies With Neptunium in the Rat
J.E. Ballou, W.J. Bair, A. C. Case et al. · Health Physics · 1962 · 26 citations