Published December 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Dietary mineral intakes for Ukrainian subjects living areas contaminated by the Chernobyl accident

  • 1. National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, Chiba, Chiba (Japan)
  • 2. Research Centre for Radiation Medicine of Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine (Ukraine)
  • 3. Inst. of Hygiene and Medical Ecology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine)

Description

Daily intakes of twelve elements in Ukrainian subjects were estimated in relation to the health effects on habitants after the Chernobyl accident. Total diets were collected from one hundred twenty-three locations for children and adult males by a duplicate portion method. Elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) or inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Geometric mean and median (in parentheses) of daily intake in Ukrainians are as follows: Co 10.3 (9.83) μg; Cu 0.688 (0.701) mg; Zn 5.73 (5.44) mg; Mn 2.26 (2.28) mg; Fe 8.15 (7.25) mg; Rb 2.74 (2.58) mg; Mg 0.210 (0.219) g; Ca 0.584 (0.606) g; P 0.839 (0.815) g; K 2.80 (2.75) g; and Na 3.76 (3.57) g. The intakes of Cu, Mn, and Zn in Ukrainians were lower than those of Japanese and worldwide reported values. (author)

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Journal Title
Biomedical Research on Trace Elements
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 306-310
ISSN
0916-717X