How suitable are scalp hair and toenail as biomonitors?

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Menezes, M A B C ^a   Maia, E C P ^b   Albinati, C C B ^c   Sabino, C V S ^a   Batista, J R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DA TECNOLOGIA NUCLEAR   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Worker's Health Awareness Program   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GOLD; IRON; MANGANESE; SILVER; SODIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

AIR MONITORING; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NAIL; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLLUTION; SCALP HAIR;

EID: 1342302341     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JRNC.0000015810.22775.72     Document Type: Conference Paper

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