Determination of arsenic in hair using neutron activation

Arsenic concentrations were measured in scalp hair of three groups of people of a village in west of Iran. One group consisted of healthy subjects, the second of subjects with suspected arsenic poisoning and the third with people infected with arsenic poisoning. The measurements were carried out usi...

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Published inApplied radiation and isotopes Vol. 49; no. 7; pp. 753 - 759
Main Authors Pazirandeh, A., Brati, A.H., Marageh, M.Ghannadi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.1998
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Arsenic
Arsenic - analysis
Arsenic - metabolism
Arsenic Poisoning
Cells
Child
Child, Preschool
Environmental Exposure
Female
Hair - chemistry
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neutron Activation Analysis - methods
Water - analysis
Water Supply - analysis
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ISSN0969-8043
1872-9800
DOI10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00297-2

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Summary:Arsenic concentrations were measured in scalp hair of three groups of people of a village in west of Iran. One group consisted of healthy subjects, the second of subjects with suspected arsenic poisoning and the third with people infected with arsenic poisoning. The measurements were carried out using neutron activation analysis at Tehran Research Reactor. Along with these measurements, the arsenic content of water sources used by the inhabitants were also measured. The measurements revealed that the average arsenic concentration in the healthy group was 0.2 ± 0.07 ppm, in the suspected group was 4.9 ± 0.5 ppm, in the infected group was 5.6 ± 0.5 ppm and in water samples varied between 0.03 ± 0.01 and 1.04 ± 0.10 ppm.
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ISSN:0969-8043
1872-9800
DOI:10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00297-2