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Evaluation of zinc content in children’s hair

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The zinc content in the hair of 654 children living in various rural and industrial areas in southern Poland was assayed by means of the atomic absorption spectrometry, following the dry digestion procedure. The hair of girls exhibited statistically significant higher level of Zn than the boys’ hair, although in the site of extremal Zn contamination, the inverse relation was found.

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  1. Department of Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University, ul. Podchorążych 1, 30-084, Kraków, Poland

    Z. Zachwieja, J. Chlopicka, M. Schlegel-Zawadzka, P. Zagrodzki, J. Wypchlo & M. Krośniak

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Zachwieja, Z., Chlopicka, J., Schlegel-Zawadzka, M. et al. Evaluation of zinc content in children’s hair. Biol Trace Elem Res 47, 141–145 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02790111

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