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Scalp hair samples were collected from 75 zinc mine workers at the Nakadatsu Mine in Fukui Prefecture and were subjected to instrumental neutron activation analysis for determination of Cu, Cl, Mn, Ca, Au, Br, As, Na, K, Hg, Zn and Co concentrations. For determination of Cd, atomic absorption spectrophotometry was applied to approximately a half of the samples. The results were compared with the data of inhabitants of Suginami Ward in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Excessive concentration in the mean values of Zn, Cu, Mn and Hg was observed in the hair of the miners as compared with the Suginami residents. On the other hand, the mean concentrations of K and Cl in the hair of the miners were lower than those of the Suginami inhabitants.
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Akashi, J., Fukushima, I., Imahori, A. et al. Multielement analysis of the hair of mining industry workers. J. Radioanal. Chem. 68, 59–65 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517607
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