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Table 1 Results of the Hg measurements

From: Mercury in soil surrounding medieval human skeletons

Lab-no. KLR-

Grave no.

Age at death (y)

Sex

[Hg] ± 1σ (ng g-1)

Soil samples (distance from bone in cm)

[Hg] ± 1σ (ng g-1)

Internal organs sampled

[Hg] ± 1σ (ng g-1)

Ole Wormsgade, Horsens

7912

X1526

30-40

Female

89 ± 17

0

± 19

Lung

368 ± 25

1

194 ± 32

 

2

222 ± 31

 

3

581 ± 30

 

4

555 ± 30

 

5

325 ± 30

 

6

329 ± 32

 

7

263 ± 31

 

7914

X1574

35-45

Female

214 ± 15

0

405 ± 16

Kidney

924 ± 26

    

0.5

314 ± 25

Lung (upper)

574 ± 22

    

1

337 ± 25

Lung (lower)

593 ± 21

    

1.5

304 ± 25

  
    

2

446 ± 28

  
    

3

367 ± 24

  
    

4

381 ± 25

  
    

5

236 ± 25

  
    

6

417 ± 25

  
    

7

313 ± 26

  
    

0 (v)

543 ± 26

  
    

1 (v)

393 ± 27

  
    

2 (v)

292 ± 26

  
    

3 (v)

206 ± 23

  

7915

X1572

15+

n.d.

316 ± 17

0

238 ± 7

  

1

99 ± 6

  

2

84 ± 5

  

3

83 ± 6

  

4

123 ± 14

  

5

60 ± 5

  

6

101 ± 13

  

7

78 ± 18

  

8

129 ± 17

  

9

67 ± 16

  

10

64 ± 16

  

0 (v)

156 ± 7

  

7918

X1578

30-40

Male

124 ± 8

0

93 ± 11

  

1

93 ± 6

  

2

157 ± 13

  

3

54 ± 4

  

4

57 ± 4

  

5

84 ± 5

  

6

81 ± 5

  

7

162 ± 13

  

8

52 ± 4

  

0 (v)

94 ± 22

  

Lindegården, Ribe

7902

X1114

10-13

n.d.

354 ± 15

0

906 ± 58

Kidney (upper)

1109 ± 91

1

1073 ± 58

Kidney (lower)

1482 ± 94

2

1100 ± 57

Liver (upper)

2688 ± 120

3

1063 ± 54

Liver (lower)

1454 ± 93

4

1036 ± 57

Lung (upper)

1040 ± 92

5

902 ± 56

Lung (lower)

975 ± 93

6

693 ± 57

  

7

675 ± 62

  

8

616 ± 61

  

9

711 ± 60

  

7903

X1115

21-27

Male

225 ± 12

0

539 ± 97

Liver (upper)

508 ± 53

1

507 ± 28

Liver (lower)

481 ± 54

2

610 ± 28

Lung (upper)

441 ± 53

3

684 ± 99

Lung (lower)

557 ± 53

5

827 ± 92

  

6

765 ± 90

  

7

702 ± 94

  

8

632 ± 94

  

7904

X1117

14-17

Male

49 ± 2

0

660 ± 52

Kidney

1139 ± 67

1

448 ± 52

Liver

687 ± 74

2

808 ± 74

Lung (upper)

497 ± 75

3

362 ± 52

Lung (lower)

437 ± 77

5

418 ± 50

  

6

488 ± 50

  

7

207 ± 56

  

9

127 ± 84

  

10

160 ± 55

  
  1. The uncertainties quoted are the combined ± 1 standard deviations calculated from a combination of the uncertainty from the calibration curve and the variation from three independent replicate measurements on the same solution. n.d. means not determined.