Inter-relationship between elements in human hair: The effect of gender

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2022-2028

  Chojnacka, Katarzyna ^a   Michalak, Izabela ^a   Zielińska, Agnieszka ^a   Górecka, Helena ^a   Górecki, Henryk ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gender; Hair mineral analysis; ICP; Inter element correlations

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BISMUTH; BORON; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LANTHANUM; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SILVER; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM;

ALKALI METAL; GENDER; HAIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; METALS, ALKALI; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH; METALS, HEAVY; NITRIC ACID; SCALP; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957960094     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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