Hair mercury concentrations among Pakistani city dwellers Use of personal care products as a source of variation

• Published in: Biomedical Research on Trace Elements Vol. 29; no. 2-3; pp. 107 - 118
• Main Authors: Kanwal, Sadia, Yoshinaga, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Osaka Japan Society for Biomedical Research on Trace Elements 15.01.2019; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Atomic absorption analysis; Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Bioaccumulation; Chemical wastewater; Consumer products; Dolphins & porpoises; Exposure; exposure source; Hair; Health risks; Human exposure; Mercury; Mercury (metal); Pakistan; personal care products; Skin; Smoking; Soaps; Spectral analysis; Spectrometry; Statistical analysis; Pakistan

In many countries, regulations requiring the monitoring of human mercury exposure levels are becoming increasingly stringent. In this study, mercury exposure among Pakistani city dwellers was assessed by means of hair mercury analysis. Specifically, we used cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry...