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Elemental analysis of human lung tissue and other selected samples utilizing neutron activation analysis

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A total of 31 samples are analyzed by neutron activation analysis for magnesium, manganese, chromium, iron, cobalt, zinc, selenium, bromine, antimony, arsenic, tantalum, tellurium, mercury, nickel, copper, molybdenum, cadmium, silver, bismuth, iodine, uranium, gold, iridium, rubidium, sodium, potassium, cesium, chlorine, lanthanum, and scandium. Samples analyzed include coal miners' lungs, non-miners' lungs, coal dust, coal filters, rat lungs, tumorous and non-tumorous tissue, animal diets and asbestos minerals. Neutron activation analysis is found suitable for the measurement of trace elements in lung tissue samples. As many as 22 elements may be determined non-destructively. Acid decomposition techniques for lung tissue should be replaced by fusion technique to ensure complete decomposition of the sample

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS. PC A03/MF A01.

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30 p.
Report number
PB--267508

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9367031
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; AIR FILTERS; ANIMAL FEEDS; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; BISMUTH; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CESIUM; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; COAL; COBALT; COPPER; DUSTS; GOLD; IODINE; IRIDIUM; IRON; LANTHANUM; LUNGS; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MINERALS; MOLYBDENUM; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SCANDIUM; SELENIUM; SILVER; SODIUM; TANTALUM; TELLURIUM; TISSUES; URANIUM; ZINC
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BARYON REACTIONS; BODY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FILTERS; FOOD; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; HADRON REACTIONS; HALOGENS; METALS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ORGANS; PLATINUM METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; RARE EARTHS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEMIMETALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS