Essential and non-essential trace metals in scalp hair of men chronically exposed to volcanogenic metals in the Azores, Portugal

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1104-1108

  Amaral, André F S ^a   Arruda, Mónica ^a   Cabral, Susana ^a   Rodrigues, Armindo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cadmium; Copper; Health; Lead; Rubidium; Scalp hair; Selenium; Volcanism; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CADMIUM; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; POLLUTION; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES; ZINC;

HIGH RESOLUTION INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRIES; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; LARGE AMOUNTS; NON ESSENTIAL; SCALP HAIR; TRACE METAL; VOLCANIC EMISSION; VOLCANISM;

COPPER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; HAIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL; PLASMA; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; VOLCANISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SCALP HAIR; VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 52049107075     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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