The 50th anniversary of Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-
OES) will be observed in 2024. ICP-OES was first commercially available in 1974, and since …

Although exogenous contamination and unreliable reference values have limited the utility
of scalp hair as a biomarker of chemical elements exposure, its use in toxicological, clinical …

The contents of chemical elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn) in 11 kinds of crop/vegetables
and soils around the Huodehong lead-zinc mining area in Yunnan, Southwest China were …

Comprehensive Sampling and Sample Preparation is a complete treatment of the theory
and methodology of sampling in all physical phases and the theory of sample preparation …

BACKGROUND: Hair analysis is used for estimation of the nutritional status of individuals. In
the present work, a systematic review on the relation between the mineral composition of …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) constitutes a prevalent risk factor associated with non
communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A major factor …

Zinc deficiency in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and the use of zinc supplementation is
still controversial. We measured hair zinc levels in 58 children with AD and 43 controls (age …

Mercury concentrations in the environment (river sediments and fish) and in the hair of
artisanal gold miners and inhabitants of the Gorontalo Utara Regency were determined in …

Simple Summary “Guardians of health”, our canine and feline companions, emit early
warning signals of dangerous lead, cadmium, and arsenic environmental pollution. Many of …

The aim of the study was to develop and validate a rapid method for the analysis of the total
Hg concentration in human hair, specifically, Eritrean hair. For total Hg determination, the …