PLUTONIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN DIETARY AND INHALATION PATHWAYS AT BIKINI AND NEW YORK

摘要

This report assesses the plutonium intake via inhalation and ingestion for residents of New York and residents of Bikini Atoll. Based on inhalation and ingestion intake, the plutonium transferred to urine would be roughly seven times greater at Bikini than at New York. This ratio compares with data reported to the authors showing urine samples from Bikini residents had about ten times the plutonium of urine samples from New York residents. The comparison of these ratios indicates that differences in the levels of intake in the New York and Bikini populations can account for the relative difference between the plutonium concentrations observed in urine samples from the two locations.