Determining the normal concentration of uranium in urine and application of the data to its biokinetics

• Published in: Health physics (1958) Vol. 62; no. 6; p. 562
• Main Authors: Dang, H S, Pullat, V R, Pillai, K C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.1992
• Subjects: Adult; Environmental Exposure; Female; Humans; India; Intestinal Absorption; Male; Middle Aged; Neutron Activation Analysis; Radiochemistry - methods; Uranium - pharmacokinetics; Uranium - urine; Urban Health; India

A method was developed to determine the concentration of uranium (238U) in urine. This method involved preconcentration of uranium from urine with calcium phosphate neutron activation followed by simple radiochemical separation. Using this method, it was possible to detect 0.2 ng of 238U. The averag...