Direct detection of mercury in single human hair strands by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)

Melissa Legrand, Rebecca Lam, Madeleine Jensen-Fontaine, Eric D. Salin, Hing Man Chan

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry · 2004 · 83 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Single shot laser ablation ICP-MS has demonstrated the potential to detect Hg in single human hairs with a resolution corresponding to less than one day of growth and with a detection limit of approximately 0.2 μg g−1.

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