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Speciation and Bioavailability Measurements of Environmental Plutonium Using Diffusion in Thin Films

Ruslan Cusnir¹, Philipp Steinmann², Marcus Christl³, François Bochud¹, Pascal Froidevaux¹

¹Institute of Radiation Physics, Lausanne University Hospital, ²Federal Office of Public Health, Bern, Switzerland, ³Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zurich

The technique of diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) is proposed for speciation studies of plutonium. This protocol describes diffusion experiments probing the behavior of Pu(IV) and Pu(V) in presence of organic matter. DGTs deployed in a karstic spring allow assessment of the bioavailability of Pu.