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Mercury in Human Hair

A Study of the Residents of Los Alamos, NM, and Pasadena, Calif, by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

Peter J. Nord PhD Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
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Murali P. Kadaba MS Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
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John R. J. Sorenson PhD Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Pages 40-44 | Received 29 Sep 1972, Accepted 19 Feb 1973, Published online: 02 May 2013

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Kay Wilson, Don Stark, Tim Kolotyluk & E. E. Daniel. (1974) A Technical Problem Discovered in Testing for Mercury in Human Hair. Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal 28:2, pages 118-119.
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