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Arsenic in the Hair of the Individuals in Santana-AP-Brazil: Significance of Residence Location

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The concentration of arsenic in the hair of the individuals living in Santana city was measured. 121 donors in urban and the periphery area were studied. The periphery of the city shows the highest levels of arsenic (5.94 ± 6.54 mg kg−1 – mean; 0.27–23.85 mg kg−1). 47.83% in the urban area showed arsenic concentrations of less than 1.00 mg kg−1, while in the periphery only 11.22% had results below this value. The results showing the influence of residence location. The Principal Component Analysis showed that the variable residence location were responsible for the correct formation of the periphery group.

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Thanks to SEMA-AP (Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Amapá), SESA-AP (Secretaria de Saúde do Amapá) and Eletronorte which provided logistical support for this Project and the population of Santana who donated hair for this research.

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  1. Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (LAQUANAM), Natural and Exact Sciences Institute, Pará Federal University, Augusto Correa Street, S/N, Guamá, Belém, PA, 66075-900, Brazil

    Simone de Fátima Pinheiro Pereira, Wagner Soares de Alencar, Geiso Rafael Fonseca Oliveira, Cleber Silva e Silva & Rafaella Galvão Miranda

  2. Central Laboratory (LACEN), Northern Electrical Central of the Brazil (ELETRONORTE), Brasılia, Brazil

    Augusto Fonseca Saraiva

  3. Chemistry Institute, Rio Grande do Sul Federal University, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Maria Izabel Fernandes de Alencar

  4. Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland

    Stephen Eric Ronan

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de Fátima Pinheiro Pereira, S., Saraiva, A.F., de Alencar, M.I.F. et al. Arsenic in the Hair of the Individuals in Santana-AP-Brazil: Significance of Residence Location. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 368–372 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-9969-0

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