Table 1.

Solubility of Ingested Plutonium in In vitro Bovine Gastrointestinal Fluids

Trial-6
11/05/74

Trial-7
01/19/75

Trial-8
01/21/75

Trial-9**
01/29/75

Trial-10
03/12/75

Trial-1l
05/29/75

Abomasum, End pH 3
Plutonium-238
Plutonium-239
238pu/23%pu

0.048%
0.058%
0.83

*
0.25%
x

*
0.127%
x

*
0.19%
*

0.322
0.11%
3.1

*
0.054%
*

1.3%
0.24%

2.0%
0.69%

*
0.15%

3.2%
0.64%

*
0.882

0.227
0.13%

8.5%
2.6%

x
1.7%

1.7%
0.97%

62.8%
64.27%

8.0%
1.3%

*
0.68%

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Duodenum, pH 4.5
Plutonium-238
Plutonium-239

238pu/239py

5.4

3.0

*

4.9

*

1.7

Jejunum, pH 6
Bile & Enzymes,2 hrs
Plutonium-238
Plutonium-239

238py/239Py

3.0%
0.647%

10.6%
1.8%

5.8

2.3

1.0%
0.762%

*
1.9%

0.752%
0.73%

4.7

1.7%
0.75%

3.3

x

1.7

Lower Intestine,

pH 7.5
Bile & Enzymes, 2 hrs
Plutonium-238
Plutonium-239
238py/239py

1.4

*Below 238pPu detection limit.
**kOuter enclosure.

*

1.0

0.98

6.0

*

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