Proceedings of the Meeting on Ultrasensitive Techniques for Measurement of Uranium in Biological Samples and the Nephrotoxicity of Uranium Held at Washington, DC on December 4-5, 1985.

摘要

Edited transcripts are provided of two public meetings sponsored by the Occupational Radiation Protection Branch of the Division of Radiation Programs and Earth Sciences, Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The first meeting, held on December 3, 1985, included nine presentations covering ultrasensitive techniques for measurement of uranium in biological specimens. Topics include laser-spectrometric techniques for uranium bioassay, correlation of urinary uranium samples with air sampling results in industrial settings, delayed neutron counting, laser-kinetic phosphometry, isotope dilution mass spectrometry, resonance ionization spectroscopy, fission track analysis, laser-induced fluoresence, and costs of sampling and processing. The nine presentations of the second meeting, on December 4, 1985, dealt with the nephrotoxicity of uranium. Among the topics were the physiology of the kidney, the effects of heavy metals on the kidney, animal studies in uranium nephrotoxicity, comparisons of kidney histology in nine humans, renal effects in uranium mill workers, renal damage from different uranium isotopes, and Canadian studies on uranium toxicity. Discussions following the presentations are included in the edited transcripts.