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Document ID (ISN)53626
CIS number 90-550
ISSN - Serial title 0323-9179 - Problemi na higienata
Year 1989
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Zaprjanov Z., Calev D., Georgieva R., Kalojanova F., Nikolova V.
Title New toxicokinetic exposure tests for metals on the basis of their determination in nails by atomic absorption spectrometry
Original title Novi toksikokinetični ekspozicionni testove za metali na osnovata na atomnoabsorbcionnoto im opredeljane v nokti [in Bulgarian]
Bibliographic information 1989, Vol.14, p.75-97. Illus. 30 ref.
Abstract The proposed method for analysis of microelements permits their determination in small (100mg) toenail samples. As, Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn, Mo, Sb, and Sn are measured in samples dissolved with tetraethyl ammonium hydroxide. The levels of these elements were determined in unexposed persons and in workers exposed to Pb, Cr and Mn. This analysis permits longitudinal control of Pb, Cr and Mn exposure by painless sampling and an accessible and reliable analytical procedure.
Descriptors (primary) manganese; lead; metals; determination in fingernails; foot; atomic absorption spectrometry; chromium; trace metals
Descriptors (secondary) description of technique; exposure evaluation
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Lead and compounds
Inorganic substances