Blood bromine levels in a Pacific atoll population
Journal Article
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· Environ. Res.; (United States)
Serum and red cells from 20 Marshallese on two atolls and from 10 subjects in New York were compared for their elemental composition employing an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence technique. The elements analyzed in serum included Cl, Zn, and Br, whereas red cells were analyzed for Cl, K, Fe, Zn, Br, and Rb. Both Marshallese groups showed statistically significant elevations in serum Br (51 and 96%) and in red cell Br (393 and 478%) as compared to the New York group. The Marshallese Br/Cl ratio in serum and in red cells was elevated when compared to that of the New York group, whereas the Rb/K ratios were equivalent. The red cell Br/serum Br ratio was also elevated in the Marshallese subjects. There were no similar differences noted among the other elements tested. Drinking liquids in the Marshall Islands were analyzed for Br but did not provide a clear source for the elevated Br levels.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5113945
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Res.; (United States) Vol. 41:1; ISSN ENVRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALKALI METALS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD CHEMISTRY
BLOOD SERUM
BODY FLUIDS
BROMINE
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINE
CONCENTRATION RATIO
DATA
DRINKING WATER
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
ERYTHROCYTES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION II
HALOGENS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IRON
ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MATERIALS
METALS
MICRONESIA
NEW YORK
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OCEANIA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM
RUBIDIUM
SAMPLING
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
WATER
X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
ZINC
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALKALI METALS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD CHEMISTRY
BLOOD SERUM
BODY FLUIDS
BROMINE
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINE
CONCENTRATION RATIO
DATA
DRINKING WATER
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
ERYTHROCYTES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION II
HALOGENS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IRON
ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MATERIALS
METALS
MICRONESIA
NEW YORK
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OCEANIA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM
RUBIDIUM
SAMPLING
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
WATER
X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
ZINC