Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis of arsenic chemical speciation in human nail clippings

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 632-643

  Ponomarenko, Olena ^a   Gherase, Mihai R ^b   Leblanc, Mark S ^b   Kim, Chang Yong ^c   Desouza, Elstan D ^d   Farquharson, Michael J ^d   McNeill, Fiona E ^d   Nehzati, Susan ^a   Pickering, Ingrid J ^a   George, Graham N ^a   Fleming, David E B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE INC   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

arsenicosis; chemical speciation; keratin; near edge X ray absorption fine structure; synchrotron X ray fluorescence (XRF) imaging.

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOMARKER; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 84918549985     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN13240     Document Type: Article

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