Sulfur (S35) metabolism in rats exposed to 535O2 contained in the air with simultaneous use of the method of (S35O2) binding by ammonia

Abstract

Sulfur metabolism was traced in experimental investigations on rats, and the importance of the method for neutralizing sulfur dioxide with ammonia was estimated.The animals were exposed to 53502 by means of inhalation, and radioactivity in several organs at different periods of exposure was traced.Sulfur incorporation into proteins and mucopolysaccharides, as well as elimination of isotope with urine and feces at different periods of time after exposure, were also determined The second group of animals was exposed to the products of 53502 neutralized by ammonia; after performing identical investigations it was found that the use of ammonia to neutralize sulfur dioxide in the air decreased the amount of sulfur which could pass into the organism through the breathing of air contaminated by 50 2 The use of 53502 neutralized by ammonia brings about a faster elimination of sulfur from the organism.