Biomonitoring of 30 trace elements in urine of children and adults by ICP-MS

• Published in: Clinica chimica acta Vol. 365; no. 1; pp. 310 - 318
• Main Authors: Heitland, Peter, Köster, Helmut D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Calibration; Child; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Humans; ICP-MS; Mass Spectrometry - methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; Toxic metals; Trace elements; Trace Elements - urine; Urine; Urine; Trace elements; ICP-MS; Toxic metals

The paper provides physicians and clinical chemists with statistical data (concentration ranges, geometric mean values, selected percentiles, etc.) about 30 urinary trace elements in order to determine whether people have trace element deficiencies or have been exposed to higher elemental concentrat...