title: [Fluorine in the urine and bones of occupationally exposed workers and non-exposed men].
abstract: The fluorine concentration (determined by means of fluorine specific electrode) in the urine of occupationally exposed workers in the aluminium industry showed elevated values of 4.8 +/- 2.9 microgram F/ml (arithmetic mean, n = 33). In comparison, non exposed men, aged 14-68 (n = 11), had values of 0.32 +/- 0.21 microgram F/ml urine. Children below the age of 10 a (n = 9) had a significantly lower fluorine concentration of 0.12 +/- 0.07 microgram F/ml urine. A 56 years old man suffering from severe industrial fluorosis showed fluorine concentrations of, 2.5-3.4 microgram F/ml urine. A bone biopsy specimen (iliac crest) taken from this man showed a fluorine concentration of 4320 ppm, which corresponds to a twenty-fold increase of fluorine, compared with controls.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005459:Fluorides / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009787:Occupational Medicine
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen über den Fluorgehalt in Harn- und Knochengewebsproben beruflich fluorexponierter Arbeiter und nicht exponierter Vergleichspersonen.