Zunic Z S, Tokonami S, Mishra S, Arae H, Kritsananuwat R, Sahoo S K
Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca, University of Belgrade, PO Box 522, 11000 Beograd, Serbia.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2012 Nov;152(1-3):220-3. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncs225. Epub 2012 Aug 31.
The possible consequences of the use of depleted uranium (DU) used in Balkan conflicts in 1995 and 1999 for the people and the environment of this reason need attention. The heavy metal content in human hair may serve as a good indicator of dietary, environmental and occupational exposures to the metal compounds. The present work summarises the distribution of uranium and some selected trace metals such as Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Cd and Cs in the scalp hair of inhabitants from Balkans exposed to DU directly and indirectly, i.e. Han Pijesak, Bratoselce and Gornja Stubla areas. Except U and Cs, all other metals were compared with the worldwide reported values of occupationally unexposed persons. Uranium concentrations show a wide variation ranging from 0.9 ± 0.05 to 449 ± 12 µg kg(-1). Although hair samples were collected from Balkan conflict zones, uranium isotopic measurement ((235)U/(238)U) shows a natural origin rather than DU.
1995年和1999年巴尔干冲突中使用贫铀（DU）对当地人和环境可能造成的后果因此需要关注。人发中的重金属含量可作为饮食、环境和职业接触金属化合物的良好指标。本研究总结了直接和间接接触DU的巴尔干地区居民（即汉皮耶萨克、布拉托塞尔采和戈尔尼亚斯图布拉地区）头皮头发中铀以及一些选定的痕量金属（如锰、镍、铜、锌、锶、镉和铯）的分布情况。除铀和铯外，将所有其他金属与全球报道的未接触职业人群的值进行了比较。铀浓度变化范围很大，从0.9±0.05到449±12μg kg⁻¹。尽管头发样本采自巴尔干冲突地区，但铀同位素测量（²³⁵U/²³⁸U）显示其来源为天然而非贫铀。
