Scand J Work Environ Health 1976;2(2):82-86 pdf
https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2815 | Issue date: Jun 1976
X-ray fluorescence analysis of lead in human skeleton in vivo.
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.
Key terms human skeleton; in vivo measurement; lead; metal industry; skeleton; X-ray fluorescence; X-ray fluorescence analysis
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