Re: Toxicological Limits for Soluble Uranium

[rkathren@beta.tricity.wsu.edu (ronald kathren)]

There is a considerable body of literature regaring both acute and chronic
uranium toxicity in humans that is available.  Much of the available
information is dated.  However, the USTUR has currently in press a paper
regarding the effects of low level chronic exposure on kidney
histopathology.  For information on uranium, please contact the US
Transuranium and Uranium Registries at 1-800-355-9317, or me directly at
509-375-5643 (I will be awy until next Monday) or John Russell at
509-372-7315.  You may also wish to examine our HOME PAGE:
the address is  www.tricity.wsu.edu.

We will provide you with what assistance we can.

Ron Kathren, Director
UNITED STATES TRANSURANIUM AND URANIUM REGISTRIES. >




Although it addresses inhalation of UF6, see Draft NUREG-1391, Chemical
>Toxicity of Uranium Hexafluoride Related to Radiation Doses, by Stephen A.
>McGuire, 1990.
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>At 08:16 AM 10/16/95 -0500, you wrote:
>>     I am forwarding this to RADSAFE as well as DOSE-NET since I thought it 
>>     may have some relevance to the practice of general health physics.
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>>     Dale Thomas
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>>Subject: Toxilogical Limits for Soluble Uranium Intake  
>>Author:  Dale Thomas at OE-PO
>>Date:    10/13/95 1:51 PM
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>>     Does anybody in dose-net land have any information on the 
>>     toxicological limits for chronic intake of soluble uranium through the 
>>     ingestion pathway?  We have been asked to evaluate the risk to the 
>>     public from consumption of water obtained through a ground water 
>>     aquifer with elevated concentrations of uranium.  I have a pretty good 
>>     feel for the radiological implications, but the nephrotoxicity issue 
>>     is outside my normal boundaries.  Any good advice?
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>>     Dale Thomas
>>     Health Physicist
>>     Bioenvironmental Engineering Division 
>>     Occupational and Environmental Health Directorate 
>>     Armstrong Laboratory
>>     Brooks AFB, TX 78235
>>     (210) 536-5816
>>     email: Dale.Thomas@guardian.brooks.af.mil
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