On the post-mortem accumulation of lead by skeletal tissues |
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Authors: | H.A. Waldron |
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Affiliation: | 1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT UK |
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Abstract: | Lead concentrations in a number of bones and soil samples taken from the same graves at the site of Bordesley Abbey were significantly correlated. Statistical analysis of the results indicated that 59% of the variation in the bone lead concentrations was due to contamination from the soil.A study of the distribution of lead in a tooth from the Romano-British site at Cirencester by fast particle activation analysis indicated that virtually all the lead was on the external surface, indicating post-mortem absorption.These results strongly suggest that lead is absorbed by skeletal tissue after death even in soils which have an alkaline pH. In the light of these findings, suggestions are made for the strategies which might be adopted for further research in this area. |
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Keywords: | lead bones soil teeth bordesley abbey cistercian cirencester Romano-British atomic absorption spectrometry electron probe analysis |
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