1991 Volume 26 Issue 5 Pages 347-351
For the ptirpose of evaluating effects of residential location on human lung pollution, elemental constitution of intrapulmonary particulate pollutants (IPP) in autopsy lungs or surgically resected lungs of residents of Tokyo and Saitama area was analysed using X-ray fluorescence analyzer. The levels of Cr, Ni (male nly) and Ca (female only) in non-carbonaceous fraction of IPP were higher in residents of Tokyo area than those of Saitama area, and Si, Al (both sexes), Cu and Mn (female only) were higher in residents of Saitama area than residents of Tokyo. These results indicate that elemental constitution of IPP may reflects features of air pollution in both areas, while personal factors such as occupational histories may also have effects on it.
