Aluminium deposition in bone after contamination of drinking water supply.

Journal article

Two healthy individuals who drank water accidentally contaminated at source with aluminium sulphate solution were investigated 6-7 months later. Bone biopsy specimens showed discrete lines of positive staining for aluminium, the distribution being compatible with acute exposure some months previously. These findings show that under certain conditions normal individuals can absorb aluminium via the gut, and that such aluminium can be deposited in bone.

Authors: Eastwood, J; Levin, G; Pazianas, M; Taylor, A; Denton, J

• Journal: Lancet
• Volume: 336
• Issue: 8713
• Pages: 462-464
• Publication date: 1990-08-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)92012-7
• EISSN: 1474-547X
• ISSN: 0140-6736
• Language: English
• Keywords: Alum Compounds; Humans; Mouth Diseases; Aluminum; Ilium; Middle Aged; Water Pollutants; Ulcer; Female; Nose Diseases; Environmental Exposure; Water Supply; Drinking; Digestive System; Time Factors; Bone and Bones; Adult; Male