THE FEMUR CAPITULUM AS A BIOMARKER OF CONTAMINATION DUE TO INDICATINGLEAD CONTENT IN THE AIR BY PARTICIPATION OF THE OTHER METALS

Authors
KWAPULINSKI J MIROSLAWSKI J WIECHULA D JURKIEWICZ A TOKAROWSKI A
Citation
J. Kwapulinski et al., THE FEMUR CAPITULUM AS A BIOMARKER OF CONTAMINATION DUE TO INDICATINGLEAD CONTENT IN THE AIR BY PARTICIPATION OF THE OTHER METALS, Science of the total environment, 175(1), 1995, pp. 57-64
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Science of the total environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
00489697
Volume
175
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
57 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-9697(1995)175:1<57:TFCAAB>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The occurrence of nine elements in the coxarthrosis human femoral capi tula is described. The atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) metho d was used to determine Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Mn, Fe, Zn, Ni and Co concentr ations in the three kinds of tissues: spongious and cortical bone and joint surface cartilage. Based on the Pb bone concentrations, an ecoto xicological Pb contamination risk for the industrial region can be pre dicted.