Tin in Human Bones

Jaroslav Jambor; Václav Smrcka

doi:10.18778/1898-6773.56.1-2.11

Authors

Jaroslav Jambor Department of Analytical Chemistry, Masaryk University Kotlařska 2., 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
Václav Smrcka Plastic Surgery Department, Masaryk University Berkova 34., 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.56.1-2.11

Abstract

The tin content in the bones of 149 skeletons from the 1st - 5th centuries A.D., and of 11 individuals of the recent population was determined. The bone samples were carbonized and analyzed through emission spectroscopy with a.c. excitation. The tin content in bones of recent populations not exposed to extra tin supply is about one order of magnitude higher than is the case with the bones od some populations that lived at the beginning of our era. The distribution of tin in long bones, dependent on age, as well as the sources and role of tin in environmental contamination are discussed.

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