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Human Environmental Safety in Case of Environmental Pollution by Uranium Compounds

Ye. Yu. SuhininaFSBEI HE «Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture»А. I. SerdyukFSBEI HE «Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture»
Abstract: It is shown that when using depleted uranium-238 ammunition, chemical and radioactive contamination of the soil, vegetation growing on it and people occurs with uranium trioxide with a physical half-life of 4.5 billion years and a half-life of 15 days from the human body. This is a chemically toxic substance for humans with a MAC in the air equal to 0.075 mg/m3, which, when inhaled, can cause shortness of breath, cough, acute arterial lesions and impaired kidney function. Since uranium-238 is an alpha emitter, it is most dangerous when ingested into the human body. It is more actively absorbed by the vegetative mass of plants in comparison with the reproductive organs. At the same time, the degree of transition of U-238 to the economically valuable part of the crop ranges from 7 to 20 %.

Keywords: environmental hazard, depleted uranium, uranium trioxide, chemical poisoning, radioactivity, pollution of plants and soil.

Pages: 66-69.

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For citation: Suhinina, Ye. Yu.; Serdyuk, А. I. Human Environmental Safety in Case of Environmental Pollution by Uranium Compounds. – Text : electronic. – In: <em>Вестник Донбасской национальной академии строительства и архитектуры</em>. – 2023. – Issue 2023-4(162) Scientific and technical achievements of students of the construction and architectural industry. – Р. 66-69. – URL: https://donnasa.ru/publish_house/journals/vestnik/2023/2023-4(162)/st_12_sushinina_serdyuk.pdf (date of access: 22.12.2024). – ISSN 2519-2817.

Issue 2023-4 (162)
Journal: Вестник Донбасской национальной академии строительства и архитектуры
Publish house: ФГБОУ ВО "Донбасская национальная академия строительства и архитектуры"