Results of multiyear international interlaboratory comparison program for mercury in human hair

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 466-472

  Gill, U S ^a   Schwartz, H M ^a   Bigras, L ^a  

^a Centre for Biologics Research Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

HEALTH MONITORING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

CANADA;

EID: 0036841069     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-002-1257-5     Document Type: Article

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