Contents of arsenic, mercury and other trace elements in Napoleon's hair determined by INAA using the k0-method

Lin, Xucong; Henkelmann, R.

doi:10.1023/a:1026129319306

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“…Various different techniques such as neutron activation analysis (NAA; Abugassa et al 1999;Faghihian and Rahbarnia 2002;Lin and Henkelmann 2003;Menezes et al 2004), atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS; Sturaro et al 1993), and atomic emission spectrometry (AES; Asfaw and Wibetoe 2004;Matusiewicz and Kopras 2003) have been employed in the detection of trace metals presented in human hair. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry is also applied to hair analysis (Dede et al 2001;Kolmogorov et al 2000), although the determination of some trace elements, such Pb, Ni, Mn, and Cr, produces particular difficulties.…”

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Determination of nickel, copper, zinc and lead in human scalp hair in Syrian occupationally exposed workers by total reflection X-ray fluorescence

Khuder

Bakir

Hasan

et al. 2007

Environ Monit Assess

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The concentrations of Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb in human scalp hair of 281 individuals working in 10 Syrian industrial plants were determined using co-precipitation by ammoniumpyrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC) method for total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) analysis. The results were compared to data obtained for a control group consisted of individuals working at the Syrian Atomic Energy Commission and also to data reported in the literature. The results given by the group of workers in battery plant showed that Pb concentration in human scalp hair samples were higher than those for control group, while some abnormal concentrations were obtained for Cu, Zn and Ni in cables, printing and battery plants, respectively. Normal concentrations of these elements were obtained for hair workers in olive oil, power stations, textile, and iron industrial plants. The relationships of Pb-Pb/Ni and Cu-Cu/Ni were plotted with correlation coefficients of 0.9937 and 0.9014, respectively. In general, the results showed that, the workers who were occupationally exposed to battery industrial pollution are at risk, followed by individuals in printing and cables industries, while the rest of workers in other industries are considered occupationally unexposed.

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Determination of nickel, copper, zinc and lead in human scalp hair in Syrian occupationally exposed workers by total reflection X-ray fluorescence

Khuder

Bakir

Hasan

et al. 2007

Environ Monit Assess

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“…The sensitivity of this testing method is very high, and ultra-trace analyses can be carried out at the parts per trillion (ppt) level on a wide range of elements ranging from atomic number 1 to 83; multiple elements (30-40) can be tested at the same time at a sensitivity of parts per million or even billion (ppm, ppb, respectively). This method is used for high-sensitivity testing of multiple elements of atmospheric particles simultaneously, environmental monitoring (Bergamaschi et al 2005;Freitas and Pacheco 2007), element abundance in stream sediments (Adomako et al 2008;Moon et al 2008), plant and biotic tissues (Shihong et al 2005;Arribere et al 2008;Pacheco et al 2008), human hair and teeth (Lin and Henkelmann 2003;Zaidi and Gill 2004;Beasley et al 2008). It has also been used to test element abundance in otoliths (Suzuki et al 2005).…”

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The relationship between trace elements in fish otoliths of wild carp and hydrochemical conditions

Gao

Feng

Ren

et al. 2008

Fish Physiol Biochem

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The trace element composition of the fish otolith is an indicator of biomineralization. In contrast to other skeletal tissue, the otolith retains its entire original structure and does not absorb any elements after the fish dies. Because otoliths in carp degrade very slowly in the dead body, the information it provides on the environment is retained, even in fossil form. Here, we report our analysis of the trace elements in otoliths of carp and of the water in Donghu Lake and Longhupao Lake, Heilongjiang province, China, where the fish lived. The results revealed that the trace elements found in the carp otoliths were clearly correlated with those found in these water bodies. There were high concentrations of Au, Ba, K, Sr and Zn in both the water and otoliths; in contrast there were high levels of As, Na and Se in water, but low concentrations in otoliths. These results indicate that an analysis of the otoliths of carps provides an accurate procedure for studying the surrounding hydrochemistry conditions. The interaction of the elements during deposition was also studied. The correlation coefficients of 13 trace elements identified in the otoliths in both lakes were calculated.

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“…Although laboratory cleaning procedures are supposed to remove arsenic contamination from the surfaces of hair, studies indicate that the cleaning methods may be ineffective (Lin, Alber and Henkelmann, 2004). Furthermore, arsenic contamination may diffuse into hair cores and mix with any core arsenic that originated from inhalation and the consumption of food and water (Lin and Henkelmann, 2003), 619. Elevated concentrations of arsenic were also found in samples of Napoleon's hair from 1814, which was before he went into exile and became noticeably ill (Lin, Alber and Henkelmann, 2004).…”

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Arsenic in Human History and Modern Societies

Henke

Atwood

2009

Arsenic

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Contents of arsenic, mercury and other trace elements in Napoleon's hair determined by INAA using the k0-method

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Determination of nickel, copper, zinc and lead in human scalp hair in Syrian occupationally exposed workers by total reflection X-ray fluorescence

Determination of nickel, copper, zinc and lead in human scalp hair in Syrian occupationally exposed workers by total reflection X-ray fluorescence

The relationship between trace elements in fish otoliths of wild carp and hydrochemical conditions

Arsenic in Human History and Modern Societies

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