Trace Elements in Environmental History Proceedings of the Symposium held from June 24th to 26th, 1987, at Göttingen

This book contains the contributions to an European symposium on "Trace Elements in Environmental History", held from June 24th to 26th at GCittingen, FRG. The confe­ rence was organised by the Institute of Anthropology of the Georg August-University in GCittingen. At first glance, it migh...

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Other Authors: Grupe, Gisela (Editor), Herrmann, Bernd (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1988, 1988
Edition:1st ed. 1988
Series:Proceedings in Life Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chemical stability of hydroxyapatite under different conditions
  • Methodical aspects of the determination of Pb, Cd and Mn in foetal bone
  • Alteration of chemical composition of fossil bones by soil processes and groundwater
  • Multielementary analysis of trace elements and preliminary results on stable isotopes in two Italian prehistoric sites. Methodological aspects
  • Discrimination factors on different trophic levels in relation to the trace element content in human bones
  • Trace elements in human teeth
  • Chemical analysis of human dental enamel from archaeological sites
  • Trace element content in prehistoric cremated human remains
  • Trace element contaminations in excavated bones by microorganisms
  • Trace element analysis of human hair
  • The heavy metal burden in ancient societies
  • Soil features and human health
  • The bioavailability of trace elements and age-specific trace element metabolism
  • The diagnosis of disease by element analysis
  • Proposals and recommendations of the conference concerning future work on trace elements