Plutonium in drinking water: effects of chlorination on its maximum permissible concentration.
Soluble plutonium is oxidized to the Pi(VI) oxidation state by chlorine during water treatment. Under certain conditions Pi(VI) is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It appears that due consideration has not been given to the effect that the presence of plutonium in this oxidation state may have on the maximum permissible concentration of plutonium in drinking water.
D000818:Animals; D002713:Chlorine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011005:Plutonium / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply
D014873:Water Pollutants; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D014867:Water; D002713:Chlorine; D011005:Plutonium