Author: Glosgowska M, Stawarz R.
Source: RFFCH, Gödöll?
Year: 2013
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Abstract / Excerpt:
“The aim of the study was to determine the content of mercury both in sick (cancerous) and healthy men in relation age and state of health. The samples coming from men lived in Cracow and area around of the city. Healthy tissues were collected during autopsy, cancerous tissues during surgery.
The content of mercury in the samples was measured using cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry method (CVAAS). The fragments of esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder and skin tissues (healthy tissues) and stomach, large intestine, kidney and bladder (cancerous tissues), were placed in a special crucible directly after defrosting and weighing.
The average mercury content in healthy men was significantly higher in the age group 51-90 years old (0,027 ppm), compared to young men (0,008 ppm). Similar differences were obtained for sick men – older men have a slightly higher content of mercury in the organs (0,106 ppm) than men younger (0,088 ppm).”
Citation:
Glosgowska M, Stawarz R. The content of mercury in body of men treated in Cracow Oncology and Specialist Hospitals. RFFCH, Gödöll?. 2013.