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Uranium Oxide Solubility in Simulated Lung Fluids

K. M. Dias da Cunha University of New Mexico, Department of Civil Engineering, Centennial Engineering Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria (IRD/CNEN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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C. Lima Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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C. V. Barros Leite Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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M. Santos Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria (IRD/CNEN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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L. Carneiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Coppe/UFRJ), Centro de Tecnologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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R. M.G. Lima Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear (IEN/CNEN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pages D51-D56 | Published online: 10 Jun 2011

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