ION-EXCHANGE BEHAVIOR OF FRESH HUMAN BONE

被引:7
作者
EDWARD, J
机构
[1] Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario
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JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY-LETTERS | 1990年 / 144卷 / 04期
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10.1007/BF02225706
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A study has been conducted of the leaching and ion exchange behavior of ashed and unashed human bone. It has been shown that absorption of uranium does not depend on the presence of organic material in bone. High levels of the element in archaeological bone samples thus reflect inorganic ion exchange which could, in principle, continue indefinitely. The easier loss of chlorine than sodium has been shown not to be an indication of the mummification of archaeological remains. The observed fixation of chlorine in bone by ashing has not previously been reported. © 1990 Akadémiai Kiadó.
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页码:317 / 322
页数:6
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