Quantitative analysis of toxic and essential elements in human hair. Clinical validity of results

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Melita Kosanovic
Milan Jokanovic
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[1] Management of Scientific Centers and Presidential Camels,Department of The President’s Affairs
[2] United Arab Emirates University,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
[3] University of Nish,Faculty of Medicine
[4] Academy of Sciences and Arts of Republic Srpska,undefined
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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 2011年 / 174卷
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Toxic metals; Trace elements; Hair; Biomonitoring; Quantitative analysis; Environmental exposure;
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Over the last three decades, there has been an increasing awareness of environmental and occupational exposures to toxic or potentially toxic trace elements. The evolution of biological monitoring includes knowledge of kinetics of toxic and/or essential elements and adverse health effects related to their exposure. The debate whether a hair is a valid sample for biomonitoring or not is still attracting the attention of analysts, health care professionals, and environmentalists. Although researchers have found many correlations of essential elements to diseases, metabolic disorders, environmental exposures, and nutritional status, opponents of the concept of hair analysis object that hair samples are unreliable due to the influence of external factors. This review discusses validity of hair as a sample for biomonitoring of essentiall and toxic elements, with emphasis on pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical factors influencing results.
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页码:635 / 643
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