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Determination of aluminum by neutron activation analysis in human lung tissue and in chemicals for dialysis of uremic patients

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Aluminum (Al) determination in human lung tissue, in chemicals for dialysis fluids, and in commercially available dialysis solutions is carried out using both Instrumental and Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA and RNAA). For some matrices, pre-and post-irradiation Al separations are tested.

Chelex 100 resin and HDEHP, this latter adsorbed both on teflon and polyurethane foam, are employed for the pre-irradiation Al separations.

The postirradiation procedures are performed using roughly the same schemes; the conventional Al precipitation as hydroxide is also carried out.

Al values found in lungs of workers exposed to Al containing dust appear to be much higher than those found for unexposed people. Chemicals analyzed seem pure enough to give suitable dialysis solutions; for commercially available dialysis fluids, a 10-fold reduction of Al content should be convenient.

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    M. Speziali, M. Di Casa & E. Orvini

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Speziali, M., Di Casa, M. & Orvini, E. Determination of aluminum by neutron activation analysis in human lung tissue and in chemicals for dialysis of uremic patients. Biol Trace Elem Res 17, 271–284 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02795463

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