Table 2.
Solubility of Ingested Americium-241 in In vitro
Trial-6
11/05/74
Bovine Gastrointestinal Fluids
Trial-7
01/19/75
Trial-8
01/21/75
0.312%
0.08%
1.1%
0.44%
Trial-9*
01/29/75
Trial-10
03/12/75
Trial-11
05/29/75
1.2%
0.11%
0.062
0.75%
1.4%
2.3%
0.98%
Abomasum, End pH 3
Americium-241
241 am/239pu
0.066%
1.1
1.2
0.66
6.1
1.0
1.2
Duodenum,pH 4.5
Amer icium-241
SCT
24 Tam/?39Pu
0.43%
1.7
1.6
3.0
1.2
1.5
0.102
0.80
Jejunum, pH 6
Bile & Enzymes, 2 hrs
Amer icium-241
24 Lam/?39pu
6,5**
10.2
0.897
0.49
0.13%
0.18
0.88
1.2%
63.7%
0.57
0.23%
0.24
Lower Intestine,
pH 7.5
Bile & Enzymes, 2 hrs
Amer icium-241
24 1lam/239Pu
0.58%
0.77
0.43%
0.23
*Outer enclosure.
*xAnomalous:
Not considered in interpretation of results,
1.6
0.99
3.3%
2.5
0.54%
0.80