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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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2005
2005
The atomic fortress that time forgot [plutonium production plant]
The future of the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor, called the B Reactor, remains uncertain in the face of the US Dept… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Further studies of plutonium and americium at Thule, Greenland.
Eleven years after the accidental loss of nuclear weapons in 1968, the fourth scientific expedition to Thule occurred. The… 
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Plutonium transport to and deposition and immobility in Irish Sea intertidal sediments
The deposition and possible mobility of plutonium in sediments contaminated by nuclear fuel reprocessing wastes are of… 
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
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… 
1975
1975
Plutonium--health implications for man. Some problems in measuring plutonium in the environment.
Excellent analytical procedures are available for measuring plutonium in all kinds of environmental samples. Conditions are… 
1974
1974
Assessment and management of a plutonium contaminated wound case.
A Plutonium contaminated wound is described together with its management. Initially, 14.2 pCi of Plutonium were present in the… 
Highly Cited
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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