Table 6.7. Guidelines for Bioassay Sampling
Suspected radioactive material
Feces: begin sample after exposure
Urine: begin sample after exposure
Sample quantity
Plutonium
24 hr
24 hr then 2 wk
24 hr total
Uranium
24 hr
24 hr then 7–10 days
24 hr total
Tritium
N/A
12 hr
1 voiding
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