Studies on Major and Trace Element Content in Human Tissues

Abstract

This paper reports the results of analysis of human tissue samples collected from Bombay (India). Data on elemental content in twenty tissues/organs collected from twenty cases of instantaneous accidental death of normal adults are presented. The samples were analysed for Na, K, Rb, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb, Te and P. All the elements except P were determined by the technique of atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Estimation of P was carried out by the “Molybdenum Blue” method. The statistical treatment of the data obtained is given and the results so obtained are compared with those of ICRP.