FURTHER EXPERIENCE WITH BONE LEAD CONTENT MEASUREMENTS IN RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO

Authors
ROY MM GORDON CL BEAUMONT LF CHETTLE DR WEBBER CE
Citation
Mm. Roy et al., FURTHER EXPERIENCE WITH BONE LEAD CONTENT MEASUREMENTS IN RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO, Applied radiation and isotopes, 48(3), 1997, pp. 391-396
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Applied radiation and isotopes
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
391 - 396
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(1997)48:3<391:FEWBLC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Bone lead content of the mid-tibia was measured by in vivo fluorescenc e excitation in 90 females and 59 males aged between 6 and 81. The cro ss-sectionally derived rate of increase of tibia lead content was 0.24 +/- 0.03 mu g [g mineral](-1) yr(-1). In 93 adult women, the correspo nding rate of increase for calcaneus lead content was 0.12 +/- 0.11 mu g [g mineral](-1) yr(-1). Comparison with European values show that, in Canada, the rates of lead accumulation are greater than those found in N. Sweden and Finland, similar to those of S. Sweden and less than values measured in England. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.