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Element concentrations in hair of children living in environmentally degraded districts of the East Aral Sea region

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Environmental conditions were evaluated by element concentrations in hair of children living near the Aral Sea. Hair samples were provided by 63 children living near the Sea (K-district), and 143 children living about 600 km from the Sea (Z-district). PIXE was applied for the determination of elemental concentrations. The concentrations of Br, Na, Hg, and Ni were higher in K-district, and those of Al, Ca, Cr, P, S, and Si were higher in Z-district than in the other district, respectively. It is considered that these results reflect the environmental situation.

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  1. School of Medicine Tokyo, Juntendo University, 113-8421, Japan E-mail

    M. Chiba & Y. Inaba

  2. Cyclotron Research Center, Iwate Medical University Iwate, 020-0173, Japan

    K. Sera

  3. Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

    M. Hashizume

  4. Kyushu Women's University, Fukuoka, 807-8586, Japan

    T. Shimoda

  5. National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, 162-8636, Japan

    S. Sasaki

  6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, 100-8919, Japan

    O. Kunii

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Chiba, M., Sera, K., Hashizume, M. et al. Element concentrations in hair of children living in environmentally degraded districts of the East Aral Sea region. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 259, 149–152 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JRNC.0000015820.61512.b9

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