ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Aluminium as Trace Element
in Pharyngeal Tonsils
Ewa Nogaj1, Jerzy Kwapuliński1, Maciej Misiołek2,
Paweł Nogaj3, Jacek Olender4, Henryk Kawalski5
1Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Silesia, Jagiellońska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
2Department Otolaryngology, Medical University of Silesia, Curie-Skłodowskiej 10, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
3Department of Instrumental Analysis, Medical University of Silesia, Narcyzów 1, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
4Municipal Hospital in Sosnowiec, III Internal Ward, Zegadłowicza 3, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
5NZOZ Nursing of Children and Adults – Hospital, Powstańców 27, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
2Department Otolaryngology, Medical University of Silesia, Curie-Skłodowskiej 10, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
3Department of Instrumental Analysis, Medical University of Silesia, Narcyzów 1, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
4Municipal Hospital in Sosnowiec, III Internal Ward, Zegadłowicza 3, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
5NZOZ Nursing of Children and Adults – Hospital, Powstańców 27, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2010;19(3):621–626
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to determine aluminium in pharyngeal tonsils taken from children living in
different parts of the Silesia and Małopolska regions in Poland. Pharyngeal tonsils were taken during adenotomies
performed according to the currently binding procedures. The aluminium concentration was determined
by the ICP-AES method with 0.01 μg⋅g-1 accuracy using the Perkin Elmer Optima 5300DV™ horizontal
plasma apparatus. The average amount that equals the geometric mean of aluminium concentration in
tonsils of children from rural village areas living beside the reach of intensive influence of industrial emission
was 3.39 μg⋅g-1 for comparison with an industrial region (Silesia) it was higher 16.90 μg⋅g-1. Pharyngeal tonsils
of children living in Małopolska also contained about 7 times higher concentrations of aluminium – 22.91
μg⋅g-1 when compared to rural children. Aluminium concentrations in pharyngeal tonsils when gender was
concerned revealed considerable differences: girls 12.94 μg⋅g-1 and boys 18.22 μg⋅g-1 (p≤0.05).
The cross-correlation analysis between contents of Al and other metals including Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn, K, Na, and Cd, in the investigated group of children was observed.
The cross-correlation analysis between contents of Al and other metals including Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn, K, Na, and Cd, in the investigated group of children was observed.
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