2011年1月
Severe lead contamination among children of samurai families in Edo period Japan
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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- 巻
- 38
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 23
- 終了ページ
- 28
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jas.2010.07.028
- 出版者・発行元
- ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
This paper presents evidence for severe lead contamination among children of samurai families living in a castle town in Edo period Japan (1603-1867). Excavated rib bones were analyzed by atomic absorption, and soft X-ray roentgenograms of long bones were taken. The median values of lead concentration in the bones of children 3 years of age and under(1241.0 mu g Pb/g dry bone) and 4-6 years of age (462.5 mu g Pb/g dry bone) were significantly higher than those of adult males (14.3 mu g Pb/g dry bone) and females (23.6 mu g Pb/g dry bone) (p < 0.001). In addition, that of children over 6 years of age (313.0 mu g Pb/g dry bone) was significantly higher than those of adult males (p < 0.01) and adult females (p < 0.05). The median value of lead in the bones of children 3 years of age and under was over fifty times higher than that of their mothers (adult females). Hypertrophy was seen in the long bones of five samurai children. In this area, lead lines or lead bands were distinguished by soft X-ray roentgenogram. Samurai children suffered from severe lead contamination in Edo period Japan. When the mothers were nursing their children, the children might have ingested their mother's white lead non-selectively. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.jas.2010.07.028
- ISSN : 0305-4403
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000284567900003