Elemental Hair Analysis: A Review of Procedures and Applications

    September 2017 in “ Analytica Chimica Acta ”
    Dirce Pozebon, Guilherme Luiz Scheffler, Valderi L. Dressler
    Studysummary This review discusses the growing use of scalp hair for elemental analysis in various fields and highlights advancements in analysis techniques, including the future potential of laser ablation ICP-MS, but reports no new clinical results.
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