Content of uranium in urine of uranium miners as a tool for estimation of intakes of long-lived alpha radionuclides
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
21208936
DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncq542
PII: ncq542
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Alpha Particles * MeSH
- Radiation Dosage MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Mass Spectrometry MeSH
- Mining * MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Radiation Monitoring * MeSH
- Pilot Projects MeSH
- Occupational Exposure analysis MeSH
- Cesium Radioisotopes analysis MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Uranium urine MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Cesium Radioisotopes MeSH
- Uranium MeSH
Uranium in the urine of 10 uranium miners (hewers), 27 members of general population and 11 family members of miners was determined by the High-Resolution ICP-MS method. Concentration of uranium in urine of the miners was converted to daily excretion of (238)U under the assumption that the daily excretion of urine is 2 l and compared with the modelled excretion of (238)U. Daily excretion of (238)U was modelled using input data from personal dosemeters from a component for measurement of intake of long-lived alpha radionuclides. A reasonable agreement between evaluated and measured values was found. The uncertainty of inhalation intakes, derived from measurements of filters from personal dosemeters, and uncertainty of concentration of uranium in urine are discussed.
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