title: Occurrence of heavy metals, sodium, calcium, and potassium in human hair, teeth, and nails.
abstract: Heavy metals in biological samples: nails, teeth, and hair were examined during 1991-1993. Investigations of biological samples (hair n = 249 samples, teeth n = 145, nails n = 80 samples) were provided for inhabitants of selected towns in Beskid Slaski. The towns are small mountain towns in southern Poland: Wista, Szczyrk, Istebna, Koniakow, and Jaworzynka. The analysis of ANOVA and MANOVA variances were used for biological samples in the context of age, sex, and type of samples for 12 elements (Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Ni, Co, Ca, Na, and K). The matrix correlation and cluster analysis were applied to explain the behavior of metals in human hair, teeth, and nails.
authors.affiliation: Silesian University of Medicine, Department of Toxicology, Sosnowiec, Jagiellońska, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nowak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011044:Poland; D012737:Sex Factors; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals