The Toxicity and Metabolism of Plutonium in Laboratory Animals
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Introduction. The main objective of the Metallurgical Project was the preparation of large quantities of plutonium 239, an isotope of element 94, by the interaction of neutrons and uranium. At the beginning, only predictions of its chemical and biological properties could be made since it is a new element. It was predicted that it would be toxic to tissue by virtue of its high atomic weight, and in addition, that it would be toxic by virtue of its radioactivity. Thus, the preparation and use…
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Date:
May 8, 1947
Creator:
Finkle, Raymond D.; Snyder, Robert H.; Jacobson, Leon O.; Kisieleski, Walter E.; Lawrence, Blanche. & Simmons, Eric L.
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