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TABLE N.7 #4
PLUTONIUM-239:

FRACTION OF ORAL DAILY INTAKE EXCRETED IN URINE 9/5/

It is assumed that the daily intake is constant

over the period specified.
Elapsed interval

Jones

(years)
1

3.62

x

10-5

5

6.2

x

10-8

8.61

x

10-5

20
29

Moss

(old)

10

«/

Fi: = .00l1.

|

(new)

5.42

x

1075

--

1.71

x

1.31 x 10-4

2.3

x 10-4

1.67

2.92

x

x

10-4

1074

10-4

The table's data were supplied by Dr. E. T. Lessard of the Bgookhaven

National Laboratory.

I have used the Moss factors (Moss, 1988).

b/ The intake can be calculated by dividing the urinary excretign by the
factors given. For example, after 20 years of intake, the daily
excretion is found to be 3 x 10-5 picocuries.

(3 x 10-5)/ 2.3 x 10-4 = .13 picocuries/day.

Then the intake ig:

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