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In order to study the relationships between trace element concentrations of hair and internal body burdens, a radiochemical NAA technique has been used for determination of the elements As, Cd, and Hg in autopsy samples of liver, kidney-cortex, lung, and hair from 24 male persons who died by accident. High significant positive correlations were observed between the As concentration in hair and in kidney-cortex, and between Cd and Zn concentrations in kidney-cortex. The contents of Cd, both for lung and kidney-cortex, were related to the smoking habits of the subjects.
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Zhuang, G.S., Wang, Y.S., Tan, M.G. et al. Preliminary study of the distribution of the toxic elements As, Cd, and Hg in human hair and tissues by RNAA. Biol Trace Elem Res 26, 729–736 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992729
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