[ RadSafe ] Pu-239 famous chemical toxitity

[James Salsman]

 > Pu as a chemical toxin is new to me. Can you give me a
 > useful reference?

H.G. Clayclamp and D. Luo, "Plutonium-catalyzed oxidative DNA
damage in the absence of significant alpha-particle decay,"
Radiation Research, vol. 137 (1994), pp. 114-117, which states,
"Using ... 242Pu ... chemical generation of hydroxyl radicals
was expected to exceed the radiolytic generation by one hundred
thousand-fold."

Full abstract on MEDLINE:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8265780

Posted here by yours truly a month ago:
   http://lists.radlab.nl/pipermail/radsafe/2005-August/000173.html

Sincerely,
James