High levels of Mercury and Lead detected by hair analysis in two Venezuelan environments Altos níveis de Mercúrio e Chumbo detectados pela análise de cabelo em dois ambientes venezuelanos

High levels of Mercury and Lead detected by hair analysis in two Venezuelan environments Altos níveis de Mercúrio e Chumbo detectados pela análise de cabelo em dois ambientes venezuelanos

Mercury and Lead concentrations obtained by ICP-OAS analysis of human hair from riverside communities along the Orinoco river in the Amazon state (Venezuela) were compared with those from Caracas, Venezuela. Taking into account the characteristics of these two environments and the values of the aver...

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Main Authors: Eunice Marcano, Mary Labady, Clara Gomes, Guillermina Aguiar, Jorge Laine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2009-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
Cabelo humano
Análise de cabelo
Contaminação por mercúrio
Contaminação por chumbo
Exposição ao ambiente
Human hair
Hair analysis
Lead pollution
Mercury pollution
Environmental exposure
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