The method of copper and zinc determination in feces is described. The precision of determination, expressed as coefficient of variation was 7.0% for copper and 4.2% for zinc. The recovery rate for copper ranged from 95.8% to 110.8% and for zinc from 102% to 104.2%. The variability of the copper and zinc content in samples taken from various points of the stools did not exceed 13% for both elements. It can therefore be concluded that the distribution of copper and zinc in stool is fairly homogenous. In 20 healthy persons the average value of the copper content in dried stools was 45.9-mu-g/g, that of zinc 408-mu-g/g.