Plutonium in Drinking Water: Effects of Chlorination on Its Maximum Permissible Concentration

15 September 1978

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 201 (4360) , 1008-1009
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.684421

Abstract

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.

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