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Comparisons of elemental concentrations in hair of the inhabitants of heavy metal polluted areas with those of normal Japanese

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Human hair collected from the mercury, arsenic and cadmium polluted areas has been analysed by instrumental neutron activation method. The concentrations of 27 elements were compared with those of normal Japanese. Correlation coefficients of logarithmic concentrations between the elements were calculated and their significance levels were determined. Factor contribution and factor loadings of the elements were calculated for each factor by making use of principal component analysis. The factor score of each sample was also calculated for each factor to examine the effects of the contamination by heavy metals on individuals.

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  1. Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, 590-04, Osaka, (Japan)

    T. Takeuchi, Y. Nakano, A. Aoki, S. Ohmori & T. Tsukatani

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Takeuchi, T., Nakano, Y., Aoki, A. et al. Comparisons of elemental concentrations in hair of the inhabitants of heavy metal polluted areas with those of normal Japanese. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 112, 259–272 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037296

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