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THE DETERMINATION OF SMALL QUANTITIES
OF LEAD IN URINE
submitted by
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W. F. von Oettingen, M.D., Ph.D*
Director.... :,
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Haskell Laboratory of Industrial Toxicology
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Wilining toil, Delaware
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la order to decide a$>o& a aotfeod for the 4tj?aia*tioa of
lead %n oris* which should he suitable for group the following aetfcedg mm $tntUi , all of which 'am based apea
the ma of dit&loeo* (ilpheg^lfhloo*^^
eolatloft fore# *-i^#aMed colored coaplex cUthM*" ' 1* Behrea# att faeger* Xtse&r* g*oaeptl* Med*,, jgf, iBt 1936.
HI . Bo## and.luoaa. S, Biol*. &.. U* S8# 1B8B*
foapseit &d &&*?*&,' Siahe* f*r M* MW*#- iir
4* fil&tns, l?illottgfe'0f*8.-l^aa#- *yad. .' lad* lag* mmv:
i* ieelBopf sad larger* . . .. fetschr* ges* vxptU Bed** m# r JW*
* flater, Soblasso, laalb sad' S&Llar* Xnd. lag* Qhm* mtt'l* t&*> , &SS, .&ABB
with the## ^ sethod#...the ..aM^...jof..looi..1#.,.cltifc..doteralaad.....
fcjr caapariag the inteaeitgr .&*oolori^oter^ egniipt;-'#.; :#teadapt^:or=^,#iifcaiai 'r
the afeaorptioa- of light la m spoctropliotomstor,; or fey 'GmPminlng
%m omt of dithisone repaired for tim ^rntplm^th-r. dlthlsoae haring hoea staadwriUaed ageiaet * toom sasiiat of losd*
, Ihi first aetfaod otadied. as* .'that of flMari. fllloajldsy^- ^
KrtiMr sod inith, which tsfeaaed apoa
of
lead with a staadord dithisoao solution*. "ifcdo^' howeror, did cot ,\ * '
lead Itself eery fdvmfeljr to oar profcle* bettHUMt. its results
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were m% aeemrete maiagk for tko. Amamfeltie* of lead fetnagt iM
nrim#* ad %mmm the mu of a 4#ro karette or seesrai alerts.......
bare**** s?snl4 regntre am elaborate sot ap* to ooa^&ot4 for
ellmismi mode*
the aetM of fteelfcopf ansi tasger #* not stm4ie&
,.
M-retairea tie no# of * sp##tropliton#tr* an Imstrsttiomfcmot^------ 1
available in Boat eiiaieal laboratories* fit# aeMtefte-'/ef lebreas
sm&, T&oger, .of Tm&mtt sad. im&ersea, s4 of linter* EoMmsm,
lamb and Miller* whltrfe. are baaed on coloriaetrie comparison*" wore
sfodled.in detail eng t&* aetbeft of ftebreus mii tmm was nioptod
*itb miner eodifiest&eos*.
.... ' ...... .
, &t. first detareiiiatie&a wsro. mado .to find
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red color of tb l@sd complex inueiaft dlreetlf altfe tfe*
tiem of load* this we# done fejr tafelnt sample# comt&imla#- varied*
amounts of. lead as lead nitrate and eoaparlaf t&em .ftgaiaiafc- a
ateadard containing 0*0S sag* of " lead# tfte following reenlt# in
dicate that' -the color dees
-.~yj'.
standard etmieiolng .OfOi--g* ' @f-, !#&-- -.:.
Saaplc lo*
.1 u
.8 4
' ft 3 -?
ft
'
lend taken- teadfeand . Wot. . . m* **. . - ft*;
0.190 ' 9.390 0*080 0*080 0*040- 0.080 0*080 0.080
0.106
* 0*0
Q*m$
~0*000
'OaOftOT. : * MOOT :
, 0*0406
'4MHMS"v
. - ..-------
. t.081 - *'0f(Mftr.... - '...-
0*0000: -0*001-
0*0fl0
+ SiW
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The ;oad4%isii til urine tas studied next*: this was ' :'
carried out by the baleiaatlan. method as snf$sbi by Behrens
and f&egsr*- The lead Is precipitated as chloride and ear*ed: '
down by entrainment with * precipitate of calcium oxalate* ....
After calcination, the -precipitate- fa dissolved in nitric
lihd--ihe- lead extracted with dibbiame* Ihe
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;&6b' were obtained by adding lead as lead nitrate t&, tfo&'W&fr...
show that this method is. quits accurate* .
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Standard containing Q*0mg, of lead
Sample ' head added'r head-fh^d
. So,
g*
1
' 0.060 -
&*$&*-
, * . /.. v 0*060
:.,,0*04P,,.
% .
0*060
0*046:v'
4 . 0*060
0*0402 -
0*060
0*020' '
0 0*100 - . ,0*0084-
7
.0*060 "
"0*044
6 ' 0*060 . 0*0615
0 : - 0*060;
0*0200
10
0*060
. 0*025
11 '.
0*100
0*0...
12 0*050
IS 0*100 . 0*1012 :.
14 . 0*060 .
is :,
0*060; >
.ft****
-jsf3Bfiur,yffitTai m:im '
4nftitt&
Q*l(fS8r,-Ti^S:*S.. . i*r A n B|T -i--j .
a V. O''*" ' ' '-
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0*000110*001 : 0*001 0*006 0*0016 0*0004 -
0*006'.'.
3$sm
i 0*0060 ;V80M mm^.
It was- found that the median error in these.; determinatiaas;
was - 1.6 per cent* with maximal variations of - 10 and * 12
per cent, and an average error''-.of about
Another method of'oxidation wusec
sett and Andersen/ was tried. She urine is
'is
dishes, calcinated, using nitric acid to remove the last traces.........
of carbon, and then extracted by the method used above.
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Two ^aUe-rniw tions ga:f &&4 ftsl=t
;-*&# S&jg *
. -w-7 *iw3r* j MW
* **
+ * >
v VfiS^rf<'t"s&vV-^&iW '& j*:* A'
H *-
'P'ja&k
^^UWW* ' " - rv->*4fe
*'J v-s& ,, 'V 'V*`'*' ??5o*
0*060
ataee 'f#&ji4k.a astis^d viisi not ?a.t$p oirof' fell oro^^kir us n&:3 di3efclas*4
v` S' , / vt 3d- - -vl
g?L% ; TV-T' ` -
r
th# aotftcKl for ti 1#*4 with dlthlaoae, ^ecoriia 5Sms ;5$0::lii"tO&tiOi3.H6# is &- tcm.
Bam-mx*tn xtaad
eoa&ereliiX dit&Ueoe
la m 09%
of eartwa tetrachloride* labraot *Xt& three m ee# .
. portion* of-0*S pm coat mmmim fepdreadd**. this 4X#
soires th& dlfcMsoa but act the istporitlee* .feject
the earbea tetrachloride layer ead aeafcreiXse the atgneea*
-layer to' Utaas with 1 I hydrochloric acid# Sxtraet--
. jnarified difthime with several IS m* portieaa of earbsa- -
tetrachloride sad dilate the total extract to 100 ee* .
The _ solotioa should bo k*pt Ut * pyreae flash la the jp*wr
frlgarator sad m&e op fyeefc every third 4ey#
m* lead standards. Q*l# pi# of eeeeyetejilei^
is- de ap to one liter with redistilled..
-r r ^t''Xm4 free nitric sett ere aided- te a i0O-"e#v all|4oi^1:-
whieh. is storei-ia a pyrex Teasel*
. Standard X X cc* contains 0*1 -eg* of lead*. '
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etasdard 11 1 ee* contains 0*01 eg# of lead* Had# by ,
dilating 10 ee* of dtaadard X to 100 so*
heagenta containing mm Wmm 0*01 to ' 0*00E-:'ai:*.T-ofr'
X#e4 gBist be-rejected#.-.;
' 'Fiat# a suitable ensatlty of urine' (100 ee ` to 1000 m* /
depending upon the mmmtmti&u&f lead) in a bearer sad `acidify
with ftOetie acid* than aid f a# of' a $ pey -&* solution and with stirring slowly' add `id eo* -of &
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t.ion af wsaojiiuia oxalate* . Xa this way the lead is pr^elpitcited
by entriiapen* with the ealeiw oxalate precipitate# let it."
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aigiii'aad nam tfe* sapssa&tsafc %lm%& W wsttsit'".
%%m amt day* - the omlata j*ti#ttet is ell#etby
i^I-lag. m is ttssinft Sbs with yailatlllad **' dtratsiaisig a .
tm &mp ttf sstcurstsd aioa salat siati* tlw psesipi*
"t*b is tvaastsm* t a .pesasXaiii raetbls, b befcies* a - sil&?s .
7dlifc sltiagfe raywa&U sssaits mem fetalaes! aitik
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;jisiiif***, tm pmsipl%*% U then Med m m $m& bath &t
M '.'= '
mA tfcsa *ielaed la a saffl tummm at iQS* $
mtl^ tbs rasicJa la silroly wMt (sASfeeast* od xld*}* f&. ;"'
sitfc tm least' possible mtvmt IM
'Wmk
still, sad tbs slatie*i: aix#d rntm %&'M*. ..jfoitJ
a_t:adlm itrst almti* lls d*o$s of &a
;"^^^s|^lfersa0sl pmrpis *" bfoatfeyi*! bias' i*r
solatisa is nat*ollsd wits mh mm&u fhs; soimMaa is-
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i?e&t % *4jMtaftti7 fdnasi.t d*$s;# a Ei .pear aat.pQtsia-
eyaaM# soiatles .* added* fits ttixigw# Is then stm&m migmm&f--
fr-t- to 0 slants* with boat *'.** if pOTifMaSi dittoes^
gfas^etfeegt tmvm &ia#id is drain off md 'tt*r
-.-nr - -. >0&: -----yf^
diaiaiafead portiona ef fe&;dltMssae mill..s furtitw r#&; iS5 toloy .apps&f's' la tts# eba tsirssijisid* tths is&d la- %M.-
-is sapl#talr'*tsstsd fw tbs squsoa* .mlatloa sad' tb# jrslloir......
saps&istsst liquid is d&sft&sdsd*
,
f:-; ;tbs.;J?d 'ditgtlMnt acrlstlaty-attar .Msg w*sjii$'i%tfr
Wli "0*6 pern em% stnoaina' bydroaids salati^-Teoatild^p^Sf
1 to "9 drops f potassitti eysalds (t ssasy* *ajr- sans** sjf-lfifc
**g*at) Is ad tap to % dsfiaits roliaa witb oasfeast t^tmeMotide: ':
sad #a*^3P Is a dlSK^iartss against- a afcasd&M p^py?ed m7t|s:n._rE
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way# - fb* eteeOer* .efeetfM fee estreated at tma mm tie#' m the o*aple*' from a m%table tpaattitgr r iS steaderd* iftii# s#lmtl#ft' i3 not l?i tie myeKsleii of eater o&n. be *# m&vei..:fey filtevthg, tferongfe a dr?, filter paper# , ffe# serial**'
sfeoalC b#^ eoaf3?4 witbta 1 bear after extreetScni feeeeaee tfee
..;sawfc fee first eleamed aiife aitiroaia-amM'tLri'
eted (leaning aalatloa) fallowed fey tap water* dilute aitrlo
acid*Mused witfe redistilled-water*
tm rererex samples aiiaalta^aeusiy:'does'
a#l;r^MsfeSai|yiiy^''fv^ttwf
m owi a^^|iir,;
14,
_ fraparaMa--#f tfee precipitation *
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fiB&trifagatiQtt end. transfer to
rating dia&es *:** IS M*-
en the aeoend-'day*- :-'
r" * ' ' _ __i
feoara# " -i
transfer. to. .muffle fme** * * S aiimtt#*
^aXetuatiw*- la tfee -naffla fiumaao. until *t issorsln^*
~maeeXMni-feMdu# &m eelerimetr&r
7>v^--.7r~-v:; .-v'^'.y^j;--
-; ' ;v'::? ~ -
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prepared In' ifee:
and are raady for aao, tfao doterainatlon requlr^iu, tfeerefore* `
:fyav'l#7^er'S|^ hm of aatol tlat
mi ana fee fiMsfeed
^atlWPe^lNiihrh
a* the evening of tb* first dejrcr-Tr^:^
ftgy peraott witfe
; #Bftiyti
fee able to' Oo tfee. Oetaj^inatioiA of .ieait;.:iiiH: -777#
ootiiaoO- afeof# ami that the eetfeoi to aaitafele for tfe# remttne ::;:;::~:r'
anaSyal# eir'ieaA Jte nrtae#
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