Trace elements in scalp hair of children living in differing environmental contexts in Sicily (Italy)

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-169

  Dongarra G ^a   Varrica, D ^a   Tamburo, E ^a   D'Andrea, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Chemiometric analysis; Human scalp hair; Metals in hair; 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; METAL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; ADOLESCENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTAMINATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SCALP HAIR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANO; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; POLLUTANT;

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

EID: 84860539246     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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