Dietary mineral intakes for Ukrainian subjects living areas contaminated by the Chernobyl accident

Kunio SHIRAISHI; Susumu KO; Sarata Kumar SAHOO; Hideki Arae; Kyoko Ayama; Pavlo V. ZAMOSTYAN; Nikolay Y. TSIGANKOV; Ivan P. LOS; Vitaly N. KORZUN

doi:10.11299/brte.16.306

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Dietary mineral intakes for Ukrainian subjects living areas contaminated by the Chernobyl accident

Kunio SHIRAISHI, Susumu KO, Sarata Kumar SAHOO, Hideki Arae, Kyoko Ayama, Pavlo V. ZAMOSTYAN, Nikolay Y. TSIGANKOV, Ivan P. LOS, Vitaly N. KORZUN

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Kunio SHIRAISHI
Department of Dose Assessment, National Institute of Radiological Science
Susumu KO
Department of Dose Assessment, National Institute of Radiological Science
Sarata Kumar SAHOO
Department of Dose Assessment, National Institute of Radiological Science
Hideki Arae
Department of Dose Assessment, National Institute of Radiological Science
Kyoko Ayama
Department of Dose Assessment, National Institute of Radiological Science
Pavlo V. ZAMOSTYAN
Research Centre for Radiation Medicine of Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine
Nikolay Y. TSIGANKOV
Research Centre for Radiation Medicine of Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine
Ivan P. LOS
Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine
Vitaly N. KORZUN
Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

Keywords: mineral, dietary intake, Ukrainian, Chernobyl accident, health effects

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2005 Volume 16 Issue 4 Pages 306-310

DOI https://doi.org/10.11299/brte.16.306

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Abstract

Daily intakes of twelve elements in Ukrainian subjects were estimated in relation to the health effects on habitants after the Chernobyl accident. Total diets were collected from one hundred twenty-three locations for children and adult males by a duplicate portion method. Elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) or inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Geometric mean and median (in parentheses) of daily intake in Ukrainians are as follows: Co 10.3 (9.83) μg; Cu 0.688 (0.701) mg; Zn 5.73 (5.44) mg; Mn 2.26 (2.28) mg; Fe 8.15 (7.25) mg; Rb 2.74 (2.58) mg; Mg 0.210 (0.219) g; Ca 0.584 (0.606) g; P 0.839 (0.815) g; K 2.80 (2.75) g; and Na 3.76 (3.57) g. The intakes of Cu, Mn, and Zn in Ukrainians were lower than those of Japanese and worldwide reported values.

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