Trace Element Determination in Scalp Hair of People Working at a Copper Smelter

فصل «Trace Element Determination in Scalp Hair of People Working at a Copper Smelter» از کتاب «Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences» موضوع را در حوزه «متالورژی مس» بررسی می‌کند. محتوا مبانی علمی، روش‌های فنی و پیامدهای عملی موضوع را به‌صورت منسجم توضیح می‌دهد. برای انتخاب فرایند، طراحی واحد، تحلیل بهره‌برداری و رفع عیب در استخراج و پالایش مس مفید است.

Instrumental neutron activation analysis was performed to assess the exposure degree of a worker group from a copper smelter. The results were compared with data of inhabitants of Kinshasa and Bandaka in Zaire. Excessive concentrations of Mg, Ca, V, Co, Cu, As, and Cd were observed in the investigated group. The distribution patterns of trace elements are shown. The plots of Cu concentration relations to selected elements, i.e., As, Co, and Zn, showed a plateau at about 300 ppm of Cu.