Publication details
Soil contamination of human dental calculus determined by Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | In this study, we want to distinguish soil contamination from elements which come from calculus (which are special for the individual). We continue in our previous study (Fialova et. al. 2016) to recognize elements from external environment which can affect the results of an authentic composition of dental calculus. A sample of dental calculus came from a 20-29-year-old female from the burial site Kopčany Kačenáreň (from the 9th-10th century, Slovak Republic). For the SEM-EDX analysis, a SEM Magellan 400 (FEI) equipped with an ED APOLLO X Silicon Drift Detector (EDAX) was used. |