Citation

Grattan J, Huxley S, Abu Karaki L, Toland H, Gilbertson D, Pyatt B, al Saad Z. Toxicol. Ind. Health 2002; 18(6): 297-307.

Affiliation

The Institute of Geography and Earth Science, The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK. John.Grattan@aber.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14992467

Abstract

Skeletal material from 36 people, dating from the early Christian era, who lived by or worked in the notorious Roman copper mines of Phaeno, were analysed to determine their exposure to copper and lead. We demonstrate that many of the bones analysed had a substantially higher concentration of these cations than modern individuals exposed to metals through industrial processes. Health, toxicological and environmental implications of these data are reviewed.

Language: en