[Accumulation of Cu in pharyngeal tonsils from children exposed and unexposed to smoke of tobacco].

The characteristic of occurrence Cu content in pharyngeal tonsils from girls and boys exposed to tobacco smoke and unexposed to tobacco smoke living in Southern Poland is presented in this article. Analysis of content of Cu in pharyngeal tonsils was observed in eight groups of children: girls exposed to tobacco smoke and unexposed to tobacco smoke living in industrial region and village, boys exposed to tobacco smoke and unexposed to tobacco smoke living in industrial region and village. Geometric mean of contents of copper in pharyngeal tonsils from girls exposed to ETS living in industrial region was 1.35 microg/g and no exposed girls was 1.31 microg/g, in girls exposed to ETS living in village region was 0.72 microg/g and no exposed to ETS girls was 0.66 microg/g. Geometric mean of contents of copper in pharyngeal tonsils from boys exposed to ETS living in industrial region was 1.76 microg/g and no exposed to ETS boys was 1.10 microg/g, in boys exposed to ETS living in village region was 0.71 microg/g and no exposed girls was 0.30 microg/g and this differences was statistically important. The cross-correlation analysis between content of Cu and other metals Ba, Ca, Cr, Al, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn, K, Na in eight groups of children was observed.