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