Assertion: tritium | /r/HasProperty | ingested in large amounts
Facets:
value: due to short biological half life
type: CAUSE
value: over a long period of time
type: TEMPORAL
value: to pose a significant health risk
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Tritium must be inhaled or ingested in large amounts to pose a significant health risk.
text: Tritium only poses a health risk if it is ingested in large quantities over a long period of time.
text: In addition, due to the relatively long half life and short biological half life, tritium must be ingested in large amounts to pose a significant health risk.
text: Heavy water that has been used as a coolant in nuclear power plants contains substantially more tritium as a result of neutron bombardment of the deuterium in the heavy water (tritium is a health risk when ingested in large quantities).