Affiliation:
1. V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Abstract
The interaction of alpha radiation from UO2 micro- and nanoparticles (uraninite) with the substance was visualized using alpha-autoradiography data on A-2 thick-layer nuclear photographic emulsions. The spherical area of action of alpha particles around UO2 micrograins, up to 100 microns in size, is a deeply transformed substance with a high density of radiation defects. The translation of these results on a living organism leads to the conclusion about the specific type of impact of micro- and nanoparticles of depleted uranium, in which prolonged internal irradiation in small doses of the whole organism is combined with catastrophically high doses of alpha radiation in local zones, near micro- and nanoparticles UO2.
Publisher
The Russian Academy of Sciences
Reference20 articles.
1. Esposito M., Polić P., Bartolomei P., Benzi V., Martellini M., Cvetković O., Damjanov V., Simić M., Žunić Z., Živančević B., Simić S., Jovanovic V. Survey of natural and anthropogenic radioactivity in environmental samples from Yugoslavia // J. Environ. Radioactivity. 2002. V. 61. P. 271–282.
2. Bleise A., Danesi P.R., Burkart W. Properties, use and health effects of depleted uranium (DU): a general overview // J. Environ. Radioactivity. 2003. V. 64. P. 93–112.
3. Dekant W., De Voogt P., Peterlin B., Vighi M. Opinion on the Environmental and Health Risks Posed by Depleted Uranium // SCHER (Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks), Opinion on the environmental and health risks posed by depleted uranium, 18 May 2010. 41 p. http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/risk_en.htm
4. Parrish R.R., Haley R.W. Resolving whether inhalation of depleted uranium contributed to Gulf War Illness using high‑sensitivity mass spectrometry // Sci. Reports. 2021. V. 11. № 3218.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82535-3
5. Hahn F.F., Roszell L.E., Daxon E.G., Guilmette R.A., Parkhurst M.A. Radiological risk assessment of capstone depleted uranium aerosols // Health Physics. 2009. V. 96 (3). P. 352–362. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hp.0000318891.68749.66