Leaching of uranium from glass and ceramic foodware and decorative items
Health Physics
By: Edward R. Landa and Terry B. Councell
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Abstract
Beginning as early as the first century A. D. and continuing until at least the 1970s, uranium was used as a coloring agent in glass and in ceramic glazes. The leaching of uranium from such items is of interest as some were designed for food storage or serving. Thirty-three glass items and two ceramic items were leached sequentially with deionized water, dilute acetic acid, and 1 M nitric acid to assess realistic and worst-case scenario leaching by foods and beverages. The maximum quantity of uranium leached from the uranium-bearing glasses was about 30 µg L-1, while that from the ceramic-glazed items was about 300,000 µg L-1.
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Landa, E.R., and Councell, T.B., 1992, Leaching of uranium from glass and ceramic foodware and decorative items: Health Physics, v. 63, no. 3, p. 343-348.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Leaching of uranium from glass and ceramic foodware and decorative items |
| Series title | Health Physics |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Health Physics |
| First page | 343 |
| Last page | 348 |