Correlation between airborne U exposure and U urinalysis results at Bear Creek Uranium.
Inhalation exposure history and U urinalysis data collected at Union Pacific Resources Company's Bear Creek Uranium milling operation, located in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming, were studied to determine if a correlation could be made between airborne U exposure and U urinalysis results. It was observed from these data that U urinalysis results correlate with airborne U exposure levels when averaged over a period of time. The urinary U excretion rate, empirically derived from these data, was 1.8 X 10(-1) micrograms U in urine d-1 per micrograms U inhaled d-1 for samples collected after 2.9 d of no exposure.
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D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008669:Metallurgy; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D014501:Uranium / Q000652:urine*; D014959:Wyoming
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium