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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) SERIES TITLE Records Relating to Interlaboratory Comparison of Human Subjects INCLUSIVE DATES 1972 1976 ARRANGEMENT None VOLUME 1.5 cubic feet DESCRIPTION This series contains information on the inter-laboratory comparison of three British subjects (all male) who inhaled palladium-103 (as a "mock" plutonium) and chromium-51. Subjects were counted by at least eight laboratories in the U.S., including LLNL. The overall purpose of this experiment was to improve methods of in vivo bioassay for accidentally inhaled long-lived isotopes. An additional purpose was to establish analyses capabilities on an international level. The experiment was especially notable as there had been a significant problem in conducting accurate external measuring of heavy elements, particularly plutonium, in the human lung. The series documents the experiments and the measurement of the human subjects, which took place 1972 1976. Most of the series is comprised of scientific data relating to measurements taken on the subjects at LLNL and to subsequent analyses. Type of records included in the series are calibration data, tables, graphs, charts, handwritten notes, correspondence, memorandums, reports, draft reports, and technical reference material. The correspondence, in part, represents a discussion with other laboratories about the importance and uniqueness of this experiment. RESTRICTIONS This series contains privacy material. LOCATION OF RECORDS Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Building 253, Room 1717 Berkeley, CA 94720 |