Determination of germanium and some other elements in hair, nail, and toenail from persons exposed and unexposed to germanium.
Inductively coupled atomic emission spectrometry was used for the determination of germanium in hair, nail, and toenail. The levels of germanium in three individuals administered a high concentration of a germanium preparation daily for about 12-16 months were very high: 56.4-173.7; 5.4-35.0; and 14.0-15.8 micrograms g-1 in hair, nail, and toenail, respectively. The levels for normal or unexposed persons are very low and were not detected by the method.
D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D005857:Germanium / Q000032:analysis*; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D009262:Nails / Q000032:analysis*; D012016:Reference Values; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
D005857:Germanium