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Essential and non-essential trace metals in scalp hair of men chronically exposed to volcanogenic metals in the Azores, Portugal

Description : Volcanoes produce and release large amounts of toxicants, and the concentration of metals in hair can be used as a biomarker of exposure to trace metals. In order to investigate whether humans exposed to volcanic emissions demonstrate higher concentrations of essential and non-essential trace metals...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Health , Volcanism , Biomarkers , Scalp Hair , Cadmium , Coppe , Lead , Rubidium , Selenium , Zinc
Publisher(s) : Elsevier
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Publication Date(s) : 2012-05-29