Enum: RadioactiveContaminantType

Common radioactive contaminants found at nuclear cleanup sites

URI: valuesets:RadioactiveContaminantType

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Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Decay Mode	Half Life
CESIUM_137	caesium-137	CHEBI:196959	Cesium-137, a beta and gamma emitter with a half-life of approximately 30 years	beta, gamma	30.17 years
STRONTIUM_90	Strontium Sr-90	NCIT:C29776	Strontium-90, a beta emitter with a half-life of approximately 29 years	beta	28.8 years
TECHNETIUM_99		CHEBI:33371	Technetium-99, a long-lived beta emitter produced in fission reactors	beta	211100 years
TRITIUM	tritium atom	CHEBI:29238	Tritium (hydrogen-3), a low-energy beta emitter with a half-life of approximately 12 years	beta	12.33 years
URANIUM	uranium atom	CHEBI:27214	Uranium isotopes, alpha emitters with very long half-lives	alpha
PLUTONIUM	plutonium atom	CHEBI:33388	Plutonium isotopes, alpha emitters with long half-lives and high radiotoxicity	alpha
AMERICIUM_241	americium atom	CHEBI:33389	Americium-241, an alpha emitter with a half-life of approximately 432 years	alpha	432.2 years
IODINE_129	iodine-129 atom	CHEBI:52636	Iodine-129, a long-lived beta and gamma emitter produced in nuclear fission	beta, gamma	15.7 million years
COBALT_60	Cobalt Co-60	NCIT:C28239	Cobalt-60, a gamma emitter with a half-life of approximately 5 years	beta, gamma	5.27 years
RADIUM_226		CHEBI:80504	Radium-226, an alpha emitter with a half-life of approximately 1600 years	alpha	1600 years

Slots

Name	Description
radioactive_contaminant_type	Types of radioactive contaminants found at nuclear sites

Identifier and Mapping Information

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description: Common radioactive contaminants found at nuclear cleanup sites
title: Radioactive Contaminant Type
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rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CESIUM_137:
    text: CESIUM_137
    description: Cesium-137, a beta and gamma emitter with a half-life of approximately
      30 years
    meaning: CHEBI:196959
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 30.17 years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: beta, gamma
    title: caesium-137
  STRONTIUM_90:
    text: STRONTIUM_90
    description: Strontium-90, a beta emitter with a half-life of approximately 29
      years
    meaning: NCIT:C29776
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 28.8 years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: beta
    title: Strontium Sr-90
  TECHNETIUM_99:
    text: TECHNETIUM_99
    description: Technetium-99, a long-lived beta emitter produced in fission reactors
    meaning: CHEBI:33371
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 211100 years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: beta
  TRITIUM:
    text: TRITIUM
    description: Tritium (hydrogen-3), a low-energy beta emitter with a half-life
      of approximately 12 years
    meaning: CHEBI:29238
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 12.33 years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: beta
    title: tritium atom
  URANIUM:
    text: URANIUM
    description: Uranium isotopes, alpha emitters with very long half-lives
    meaning: CHEBI:27214
    annotations:
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: alpha
    title: uranium atom
  PLUTONIUM:
    text: PLUTONIUM
    description: Plutonium isotopes, alpha emitters with long half-lives and high
      radiotoxicity
    meaning: CHEBI:33388
    annotations:
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: alpha
    title: plutonium atom
  AMERICIUM_241:
    text: AMERICIUM_241
    description: Americium-241, an alpha emitter with a half-life of approximately
      432 years
    meaning: CHEBI:33389
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 432.2 years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: alpha
    title: americium atom
  IODINE_129:
    text: IODINE_129
    description: Iodine-129, a long-lived beta and gamma emitter produced in nuclear
      fission
    meaning: CHEBI:52636
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 15.7 million years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: beta, gamma
    title: iodine-129 atom
  COBALT_60:
    text: COBALT_60
    description: Cobalt-60, a gamma emitter with a half-life of approximately 5 years
    meaning: NCIT:C28239
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 5.27 years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: beta, gamma
    title: Cobalt Co-60
  RADIUM_226:
    text: RADIUM_226
    description: Radium-226, an alpha emitter with a half-life of approximately 1600
      years
    meaning: CHEBI:80504
    annotations:
      half_life:
        tag: half_life
        value: 1600 years
      decay_mode:
        tag: decay_mode
        value: alpha