- 28 published in 1962.
At that time the total number of puncture
wounds in ro: was less than 1,00047,
The treatment of such
wounds was <.::ision so that the total number of wounds disBlaying resi cual contamination by plutonium particles was
certainly
12:3
than
1,009,
Therefore,
this wound data would
suggest that insoluble plutonium particles could offer a risk
ef cancer iniuction in man that is even greater than 1/1000
per particl:.
In other words, when a critical unit of tissue
is irradiat:i, man mav be more susceptible to cancer than the
Albert data
-s
analyzed by Geesaman would suggest.
A set 3a case of plutonium particle induced cancer is
tnat of Mr.
Uadward Gleason.
He was not asscciated with
the nuclear: iadustry but was a Zreight handler who unloaded,
roteted ani -2loaded a crate that was contaminated by the
leaking car.tv of Pu-239 solution which Lt contained.
He
subsequent. 3eveloped an infiltrating sort tissue sarcoma
on the lei.
calm which eventually resultec in his death.
Although t::: case is not as clear cut as the case of the
olutoniun "Ser,
there is an overwhelming medical poropability
unfortunate
{i
that Ais cz. 72r was induced by plutoniua.
"“ontact vita
3Bu-239
lead
to a
Mr. Gleason's
lawsuit,
47
Vander. ck, J.W., "Plutonium in Puncture NJounds,” HW-66172,
Hanfor2 Lal ‘“2tories Gperation, July 23, 1969.
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