Open AccessPlutonium from Above-Ground Nuclear Tests in Milk Teeth: Investigation of Placental Transfer in Children Born between 1951 and 1995 in Switzerland
Author(s) -
Pascal Froidevaux,
Max Haldimann
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11358
Subject(s) - plutonium , fetus , placenta , pregnancy , tooth enamel , chemistry , enamel paint , strontium , radiochemistry , physiology , medicine , biology , dentistry , organic chemistry , genetics
Occupational risks, the present nuclear threat, and the potential danger associated with nuclear power have raised concerns regarding the metabolism of plutonium in pregnant women.
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