Re: Pyrophoricity and Airborne Radioactivity

["James Reese" <james.reese@worldnet.att.net>]

You may want to try the US Army at the Center for Health Promotion and
Preventive Medicine in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, the Industrial Health
Physics Branch.  They have been reviewing the exposure to troops in the Gulf
War from DU and should have the data you request.  A phone number is (410)
436-3502 ask for Harris Edge.

James H. Reese
Health Physicist
(916) 689-2680 tel.
(916) 689-6270 fax
james.reese@worldnet.att.net
----- Original Message -----
From: David Levy <David.Levy@fernald.gov>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 11:12 AM
Subject: Pyrophoricity and Airborne Radioactivity


>      Does anyone have data (or, at least, experience) associated with
>      airborne radioactivity released from a pyrophoric uranium and/or
>      thorium fire?  I'm working on determining adequate respiratory
>      protection for responding to such an event and it occurs to me that
>      PAPRs (with a protection factor of 1000) may not be enough.
>
>      Any insight into this issue would be greatly appreciated.
>
>      --David Levy
>      WPRAP Radiological Program Manager
>      Fernald, OH
>      (513) 648-3816
>
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