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. 1976 Jun;2(2):82-6.
doi: 10.5271/sjweh.2815.

X-ray fluorescence analysis of lead in human skeleton in vivo

L Ahlgren, K Lidén, S Mattsson, S Tejning
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X-ray fluorescence analysis of lead in human skeleton in vivo

L Ahlgren et al. Scand J Work Environ Health. 1976 Jun.
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Abstract

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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