Trace elements in human scalp hair and soil in irian jaya |
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Authors: | Mila Tommaseo Ponzetta Serenella Nardi Irene Calliari Mirco Lucchese |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari;(2) Department of Agricultural Biotechnologies, University of Padova, 35020 Agripolis, Legnaro;(3) Department of Mechanical and Management Innovation, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 9, 35131, Padova;(4) Environmental Public Health Laboratory, Via della Acque 28, 33170 Pordenone, Italy |
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Abstract: | Pb, Cd, and Ni contents were determined in the scalp hair of the Asmat of Irian Jaya (Indonesian New Guinea) on 35 adult subjects. These data are presented together with those of Al, Ca, Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn and Sr, which were determined in previous research on the same group. Hair samples were analyzed by EDXRS and ICP. Trace elements were also determined in 12 soil samples from the same area by EDXRS (Al, Si, K, Ca, Fe) and ICP (Cu, Sr, Ti), and by AAS (Cd, Ni, Pb). When hair element levels are compared and discussed with those of other New Guinea populations, acculturated and nonacculturated tropical groups, populations from Western countries and from polluted areas, and “recommended levels” in the literature, they greatly exceed Western levels and generally fit those of other New Guinea populations, stressing the importance of common environment, subsistence, and behavior. The results of soil analyses are consistent with the presence of those elements in hair, and their quantitative distribution follows a common trend. Metal mobility in soil, patterns of absorption, and transfer from soil to plants and to humans are considered here. |
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Keywords: | Trace elements human hair soil Irian Jaya New Guina EDXRS ICP AAS |
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