Advanced analysis of metal distributions in human hair

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3423-3428

  Kempson, Ivan M ^a   Skinner, William M ^a   Kirkbride, K Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METALS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIOGENIC ACTIVITY; DETECTION LIMITS; HUMAN HAIR; LEAD SMELTERS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METALS; POLLUTION DETECTION; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM; COPPER; HAIR; IRON; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL; POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMELTER; SYNCHROTRON X RAY FLUORESCENCE; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CALCIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HAIR; HUMANS; IRON; LEAD; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; ZINC;

EID: 33646741599     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052158v     Document Type: Article

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