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
*