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Plutonium

Known as: Plutonium [Chemical/Ingredient], Pu element 
Plutonium. A naturally radioactive element of the actinide metals series. It has the atomic symbol Pu, atomic number 94, and atomic weight 242… 
National Institutes of Health

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Actinoid Series Elements
In BloodPlutonium:MCnc:Pt:Urine:Qnagonistsaspects of radiation effects

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plutonium citrateplutonium dioxideplutonium hydroxideplutonium nitrate

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2011
2011
Depth profile of 236U/238U in soil samples in La Palma, Canary Islands
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2004
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2004
EDTA and mixed-ligand complexes of tetravalent and trivalent plutonium.
EDTA forms stable complexes with plutonium that are integral to nuclear material processing, radionuclide decontamination, and… 
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Continuing contamination of north Atlantic and Arctic waters by Sellafield radionuclides.
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Perturbation in the 240Pu/239Pu global fallout ratio in local sediments following the nuclear accidents at Thule (Greenland) and Palomares (Spain).
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Environmental and medical effects of nuclear weapon production in the southern Urals.
1994
1994
Cancer mortality and radiation risk evaluation for the Techa River population.
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1983
Highly Cited
1983
In vitro dissolution of respirable aerosols of industrial uranium and plutonium mixed-oxide nuclear fuels.
Dissolution characteristics of mixed-oxide nuclear fuels are important considerations for prediction of biological behavior of… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
New Rules for AAAS-Newcomb Cleveland Prize
Chemical fractionation and mass spectral probe distillation reveal the presence in recent marine sediments of a complex… 
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1977
Highly Cited
1977
Rapid removal of plutonium from the oceanic surface layer by zooplankton faecal pellets
IT is possible that increasing quantities of plutonium will be introduced into the marine environment, so detailed knowledge of… 
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1973
Highly Cited
1973
Uranium · Plutonium Transplutonic Elements
Twenty-five male subjects who worked with plutonium during World War II under extraordinarily crude working conditions have been… 
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