title: [Determination of trace Cs, Th and U in ten kinds of human autopsy tissues by ICP-MS].
abstract: This paper studied the trace elements Cs, Th and U in ten kinds of human autopsy tissues by ICP-MS. The instrumental operating conditions were optimized for the measurement of Cs, Th and U. Rhodium (Rh) was used as an internal standard element to compensate matrix effect. Detection limits for Th, U and Cs were 5.7-17.8 pg x mL(-1). The recoveries for spiking liver samples were 96%-107%, and their RSDs were 4.8%-8.9%. Reference materials of NIST SRM 8414 Bovine and NIST SRM 1486 Bone Meal were analyzed by the described method, and the analytical results agreed well with the reference values. Human autopsy tissues samples were digested by mixed acid (HNO3 + HClO4). The determination of Cs, Th and U in lung, liver, bone, heart, stomach, spleen, muscle, kidney, thyroid gland and intestinum tenue was performed by ICP-MS without separation and enrichment procedures. The obtained results indicated that this method is rapid, sensitive and accurate; the distribution of the three elements is different from one to another human organ sample; the main organ targets for Th and U are lungs and kidneys; and a coordinated variation of Cs, Th and U concentration in lungs was found in the samples collected from Hebei and Sichuan provinces.
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
authors.forename: Jing-yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-da
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Ya-qiong
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiao-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Nai-fen
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hu-sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D002586:Cesium / Q000032:analysis*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D057230:Limit of Detection; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D012015:Reference Standards; D013910:Thorium / Q000032:analysis*; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002586:Cesium; D014501:Uranium; D013910:Thorium