Heavy metals Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu and Zn in human hair samples using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2090-2094

  Khudzari, Jauharah Md ^b   Wagiran, Husin ^a   Hossain, Md Imam ^a,c   Ibrahim, Noorddin ^a   Agam, Mohd Arif ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Concentration; EDXRF; Heavy metal; Human hair; Sanitation worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958715773     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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