Determination of mercury by RNAA in sectioned hair samples of Tycho Brahe. He was not murdered by mercury

0423590 - ÚJF 2014 RIV US eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Kučera, Jan - Kameník, Jan - Havránek, Vladimír
Determination of mercury by RNAA in sectioned hair samples of Tycho Brahe. He was not murdered by mercury.
American Nuclear Society Transactions. Roč. 109, č. 2013 (2013), s. 78-80. ISSN 0003-018X.
[2013 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting. Washington D.C., 10.11.2013-14.11.2013]
Grant CEP: GA MŠMT(XE) LM2011019; GA ČR(CZ) GBP108/12/G108
Institucionální podpora: RVO:61389005
Klíčová slova: Tycho Brahe * RNAA * mercury in hair
Kód oboru RIV: AC - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie

By analysis of sectioned hair samples of the world renowned Danish astronomer by RNAA, mercury contents were found approximately 2 months before death only slightly exceeding levels seen in the contemporary occupationally non-exposed populations. About two weeks before death, the mercury contents dropped to the normal value. Even the slightly elevated mercury levels had no toxicological significance and could not cause acute poisoning.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0230758