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    Human Exposure to Heavy Metals Over the Last 100 Years

    February 2024 in “ Research Square (Research Square) ”
    Kamil Brudecki, Agnieszka Pasieka, Renata Franczak … Edyta Łokas

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    Studysummary This research found that heavy metal concentrations of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and iron were significantly higher in human hair samples from 100 years ago compared to today's levels in southern Poland, with a median decrease of 69–95%.
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    1. Elemental Hair Analysis: A Review of Procedures and Applications Analytica Chimica Acta · 2017