Concentration and reference interval of trace elements in human hair from students living in Palermo, Sicily (Italy)

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-34

  Dongarra G ^a   Lombardo, M ^a   Tamburo, E ^a   Varrica, D ^a   Cibella, F ^b   Cuttitta, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hair; Human biomonitoring; Reference intervals; Statistical analysis; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MALE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ARSENIC; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; SICILY;

EID: 79957806282     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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