Uses of Plutonium and Strontium

Plutonium

Strontium

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Uses

Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.

Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry

Alloys

Toxic

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0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0.00 p.p.m.

Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.

Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry

Alloys

Non Toxic

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0.03 Blood/mg dm-3

140.00 p.p.m.