title: Lead content of human hair (1871-1971).
abstract: Samples of antique and contemporary human hair were analyzed for lead by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Antique hair contained a significantly greater amount of lead than did contemporary hair.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012424:Rural Population; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D007854:Lead