ANALYSIS OF HUMAN HAIR BY SPARK SOURCE MASS SPECTROMETRY

• NCJ Number: 416
• Journal: Analytical Chemistry Volume: 41 Issue: 12 Dated: (OCTOBER 1969) Pages: 1666-1668
• Author(s): J P YURACHEK; G G CLEMENA
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 3 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-154
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: University of Virginia
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF HUMAN HAIR CAN BE ACHIEVED BY SPARK SOURCE MASS SPECTROMETRY.

Abstract

THIS ANALYSIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY VIEWING AN ASHED MIXTURE OF FINELY CHOPPED HUMAN HAIR AND A METALLIC MATRIX. STATISTICAL COMPARISON OF RESULTS REVEAL THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF ELEMENTS IN HUMAN HAIR CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFIED. POTENTIAL USES ARE AS A CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC AID TO REFLECT TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE BODY SUCH AS TOXIC METALS, AND AS A TIME DEPENDENT RECORDING FOR LONG TERM EFFECTS.