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Elimination - Uranium (U)
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The elimination of U is influenced by its chemical species.
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Uranyl-bicarbonate and uranyl-citrate complexes are ultrafiltrable in
blood, therefore cleared by the glomeruli. Their clearance in animals is
5 to 10 plasma volumes daily, in contrast to the low clearance of U(IV)
because it is mostly protein bound
(Neuman, 1949;
Cooper et
al., 1982).
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Excretion of the less soluble U(IV) is less than U(VI) (10 and 50% in 24
hours, respectively)
(Voegtlin and Hodge, 1953).
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