Potential hazards of uranium and its compounds in electron microscopy: a brief review.
Uranium and its compounds are radioactive and highly toxic. Although well documented in the specialized literature the potential hazards are little known among microscopists. Labelling of these compounds does not indicate potential hazards sufficiently.
D000512:Alpha Particles; D004348:Drug Labeling; D006207:Half-Life; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011851:Radioactivity; D014501:Uranium / Q000633:toxicity*
D014501:Uranium