Multielement analyses of human scalp hair samples from three distant towns in southeastern Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1124-1127

  Nnorom, I C ^a   Igwe, J C ^a   Ejimone, J C ^a  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Automobile exhaust; Lead; Scalp hair; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOMETRY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION; RURAL AREA; SCALP HAIR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 27144515999     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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