Gastrointestinal Absorption Factor For Uranium Incorporated In Diet

The gastrointestinal absorption factor (f1) for uranium incorporated in diet was estimated for a group representing the urban Indian population, by studying the average daily ingestion and urinary excretion of U. The technique of neutron activation was employed to determine the concentration of U-238 in daily diet, drinking water and urine samples. The gut absorption factor was found to be 0.016.