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Antimony, arsenic, bromine and mercury in enamel from human teeth
Author(s) -
RASMUSSEN E. G.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1974.tb01908.x
Subject(s) - antimony , bromine , enamel paint , arsenic , mercury (programming language) , radiochemistry , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , neutron activation analysis , environmental chemistry , dentistry , inorganic chemistry , medicine , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
– The concentrations of antimony, arsenic, bromine, and mercury have been determined in enamel from ancient and contemporary human teeth. Fifty‐two enamel samples were analyzed: 10 from 2300–1500 B.C., 8 from 400 B.C. ‐ 200 A. D., 3 from 800–1100 A. D., 14 from 1100–1400 A. D., 5 from the 1850′s, and 12 from the present time. All teeth were taken from dated skulls or young patients with no fillings. The samples weighed between 30 mg and 60 mg. The concentrations of the four elements were determined after neutron activation and radiochemical separation by means of a Nal(TI) scintillation well detector and a T. M. C. 400‐channel analyzer. The ranges of concentrations were antimony: < 0.001–1.59 μg per g enamel; arsenic: < 0.001–0.406 μg per g; bromine: 0.87–7.3 μg per g; mercury: