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Table 8.

Picocuries of Soluble Plutonium and Americium-—24] in In vitro Bovine Gastrointestinal Fluids

Trial-6
11/05/74

(pci)

Trial-7
01/19/75

(pCi)

Trial-8
01/21/75

(pCi)

Trial-9**
01/29/75

(pci)

Trial-10
03/12/75

(pci)

Trial-ll
05/29/75

(pci)

Abomasum, End pH 3
Plutonium-238
Plutonium-239
Americium-241

0.083
4.4
0.75

*
1.2
0.23

*
2.5
0.35

*
0.27
0.20

0.24
2.9
0.44

0.32
3.4
0.92

*
2.5
1.0

0.29
2.31
0.40

*
25.0
5.5

0.82
4.9
1.4

0.75
11.0
0.32

0.45
3.4
0.44

*
26.0
3.1

*
3.4
0.59

VET

Duodenum, pH 4.5
Plutonium-238
Plutonium-239
Americium—-24]

2.4
17.1
5.9

0.32
6.6
0.74

Jejunum, pH 6

Bile & Enzymes, 2 hrs
Plutonium-238
Plutonium-239
Americium-241

5.2
45.9
106. 64**

2.1
46.4
1.7

Lower Intestine,
pH 7.5
Bile & Enzymes, 2 hrs

Plutonium-238

Plutonium-239
Americium-241

*Below 238Pu detection limit.
*kkOuter enclosure

*kkAnomalous:

1.8

56.2
7.0

*

3.6
1.5

Not considered in interpretation of results.

0.43

14.7
3.0

6.2

83.7
13.9

5.8

35.7
12.9

*

47.2
5.2