Were Chinchorros exposed to arsenic? Arsenic determination in Chinchorro mummies' hair by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Byrne, Sam ^a   Amarasiriwardena, Dula ^a   Bandak, Basel ^a   Bartkus, Luke ^a   Kane, Jennifer ^a   Jones, Joseph ^a   Yañez, Jorge ^b   Arriaza, Bernardo ^c   Cornejo, Lorena ^d  

^a HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c CIHDE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chinchorro mummies; Hair; Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA ICP MS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450223337     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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