A histological kidney study of uranium and non-uranium workers.
Kidney tissue sections were obtained at autopsy from seven persons with a history of low level occupational exposure to uranium and histologically compared in a blind study with similar sections obtained from six reference cases. The pathologist was unable to identify the uranium workers or any uranium-specific nephropathy. This suggests that the chronic low level of kidney uranium concentration experienced by these workers, which was an order of magnitude lower than the accepted permissible level of 3 microgram per gram, did not induce any identifiable permanent tissue damage.
Russell
J J
JJ
U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
Kathren
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RL
Dietert
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D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D014501:Uranium / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014501:Uranium