title: The femur capitulum as a biomarker of contamination due to indicating lead content in the air by participation of the other metals.
abstract: The occurrence of nine elements in the coxarthrosis human femoral capitula is described. The atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) method was used to determine Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Mn, Fe, Zn, Ni and Co concentrations in the three kinds of tissues: spongious and cortical bone and joint surface cartilage. Based on the Pb bone concentrations, an ecotoxicological Pb contamination risk for the industrial region can be predicted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Silesian University of Medicine, Szpital Górniczy, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwapuliński
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mirosławski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wiechuła
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jurkiewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokarowski
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005270:Femur Head / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements; D007854:Lead