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X-ray fluorescence analysis of lead in human skeleton in vivo.
Author(s) -
Lars Ahlgren,
K. Lidén,
Sören Mattsson,
Stig Tejning
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2815
Subject(s) - skeleton (computer programming) , fluorescence , lead (geology) , human skeleton , chemistry , metal , in vivo , anatomy , biology , physics , organic chemistry , optics , paleontology , genetics
The lead concentration in the skeleton of living man was measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis. Five former workers from a metal industry were studied. The mean lead concentration in their skeletons was estimated to be 62 mug/g with a standard error of +/- 5 mug/g. A comparison with the "normal" skeletal concentrations of lead in people from southern Sweden showed the skeletal concentrations of the men studied to be about three to nine times higher.

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