Vf. Khokhryakov et al., CLASSIFICATION OF ALPHA-ACTIVE WORKPLACE AEROSOLS BASED ON COEFFICIENT OF TRANSPORTABILITY AS MEASURED BY THE DIALYSIS METHOD, Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 234(1-2), 1998, pp. 209-212
This report describes a method by which potentially inhaled workplace
aerosols containing plutonium compounds are classified on the basis of
measured transportability in Ringer's solution. It is suggested that
the criterion ''transportability'' be used in the ICRP respiratory tra
ct model. Transportability is measured as the fraction of plutonium al
pha activity, deposited on a collecting filter, that passes through a
semi-permeable membrane in Ringer's physiological solution during two
days of dialysis. First order kinetic equations are used for explanati
on of dialysis results. The dissolution characteristics of alpha-activ
e aerosols are important in interpretation of their passage from the l
ungs after inhalation.