Assertion: tritium | /r/ObjectUse | used as radioactive tracer element
Facets:
value: in biological research
type: LOCATION
value: in the form of tritiated water
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Tritium is therefore used as a radioactive tracer element in biological research in the form of tritiated water (HTO or T 2 O) and also used in capsules surrounded by a fluo-rescing compound (e.g., zinc sulfide) to provide illumination which must be independent of the electricity supply.