| Literature DB >> 26856822 |
Aaron J Specht1, Yanfen Lin2, Marc Weisskopf3, Chonghuai Yan2, Howard Hu4, Jian Xu2, Linda H Nie1.
Abstract
Childhood lead (Pb) poisoning remains a global issue, especially in industrial areas. In this study, 115 children with average age 5.7 years were recruited as either patient diagnosed with Pb poisoning or controls at Xinhua Hospital in China. The subjects' bone Pb was measured with a K-shell X-ray fluorescence (KXRF) and a portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) system. A significant correlation between KXRF bone Pb and blood Pb and portable XRF and KXRF measurements were observed. The half-life of blood-lead was calculated to be 9.96 ± 3.92 d. Our results indicate that bone is a useful biomarker for Pb in children.Entities:
Keywords: In vivo; X-ray fluorescence; portable
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26856822 PMCID: PMC4964874 DOI: 10.3109/1354750X.2016.1139183
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomarkers ISSN: 1354-750X Impact factor: 2.658