Abstract
The paper presents the information on the element and mineral composition of the human body ash residue of Norilsk residents. The data are obtained by such methods as X-ray analysis, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and electron microscopy. This research has identified the content of 47 elements, 17 of which have their own mineral phases. Besides, the estimation of average content of chemical elements in terms of sex and correlation analysis of the data was conducted in this research. The final results indicate the influence of Norilsk industry on the element and mineral composition of ash residue. For example, the accumulation of such elements as Zr, Al, Ca, Y, some rare earth, and radioactive elements has been observed in the human body ash residue of Norilsk residents. The presence of Ag, Au, Pt microphases and numerous compounds of Cu, Ni etc. was detected among all mineral phases.
Highlights
Nowadays, study in element and mineral composition of human body is one of the priorities in modern geochemistry, medical geology and ecology. To develop these scientific areas, the Department of Geoecology and Geochemistry of Tomsk Polytechnic University is studying such material as human body ash residue (HBAR), which has been sampled in different Russian cities
A long-term study of this material shows that the human body ash residue of every studied city has specific geochemical features reflected in high or low accumulation of certain chemical elements [1, 2]
Geochemical features of human body ash residue of Norilsk residents The content of 47 chemical elements was detected in the human body ash residue of Norilsk residents using ICP-ms
Summary
Study in element and mineral composition of human body is one of the priorities in modern geochemistry, medical geology and ecology To develop these scientific areas, the Department of Geoecology and Geochemistry of Tomsk Polytechnic University is studying such material as human body ash residue (HBAR), which has been sampled in different Russian cities (Novosibirsk, Novokuznetsk, Yekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, and Rostov-on-Don). In contrast to other areas, the industry of Norilsk is presented not by the complex of different plants, but by the monoproduction, forming the technogenesis of the environment. This city represents spatiallylocalized technogenic system, as the local industrial enterprise uses ore, sand and coal, which are extracted in vicinity of Norilsk.
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