The pet therefore has to be kept in a specially constructed compound
until the radioactivity is reduced to a safe level.
The Federal and State laws require us to «hold» or hospitalize a cat
until radioactivity levels emitted are too low to be harmful (typically a matter of 3 - 4 days).
Not exact matches
Breastfeeding is contraindicated in infants with classic galactosemia (galactose 1 - phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency) 103; mothers who have active untreated tuberculosis disease or are human T - cell lymphotropic virus type I — or II — positive104, 105; mothers who are receiving diagnostic or therapeutic radioactive isotopes or have had exposure to radioactive materials (for as long as there is
radioactivity in the milk) 106 — 108; mothers who are receiving antimetabolites or chemotherapeutic agents or a small number of other medications
until they clear the milk109, 110; mothers who are using drugs of abuse («street drugs»); and mothers who have herpes simplex lesions on a breast (infant may feed from other breast if clear of lesions).
Hospitalization may be prolonged; depending on local or state ordinances, cats may need to be kept at the treatment facility for 10 to 14 days
until the level of
radioactivity in their urine and feces decreases to an acceptable level.
It was at Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, where it will remain, encased in steel and concrete,
until May 21, 3015, when its
radioactivity diminishes to a safe level.