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Instrumental neutron activation analysis of the hair of metallurgical workers

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Hair samples were collected from 20 metallurgical workers (10 males and 10 females) and from 59 control subjects (32 males and 27 females), whose jobs do not indicate a specific occupational exposure. The concentrations of ten minor and trace elements (Al, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Sb, Se, V and Zn) were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The statistical data distributions, the sex and age influences in these elemental concentrations and the average values obtained for the control group were compared with published data. The effect of occupational exposure to the metallic elements was reflected in elemental composition of hair by significant higher concentration levels of Al, Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Sb, V and Zn in the hair of the exposed group, when compared with the control group.

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    R. Georgescu, A. Pantelica, M. Salagean, D. Craciun, M. Constantinescu, O. Constantinescu & P. T. Frangopol

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Georgescu, R., Pantelica, A., Salagean, M. et al. Instrumental neutron activation analysis of the hair of metallurgical workers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 224, 147–150 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034628

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