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Arsenic is a toxic heavy metal that is incorporated into hair and nails. Presence of arsenic in hairs and nails.
Arsenic accumulates in bones, hair, and nails and is used to detect chronic exposure, since arsenic is laid down in keratin soon after ingestion.
Hair: up to 65 mg/100 g (8.7 nmol/g). Nail: 90-180 mg/100 g (12-24 nmol/g).
values >100 mg/100 g (> 13.4 nmol/g)
Electro-thermal atomic absorption spectrometry (AA)
Arsenic, Heavy Metal Screen, Urine.
Drug Name : Arsenic Hair. Nails/ Arsenic, Hair/ Arsenic, Nails
Indication :
Arsenic is a toxic heavy metal that is incorporated into hair and nails. Presence of arsenic in hairs and nails.
Physiology :
Arsenic accumulates in bones, hair, and nails and is used to detect chronic exposure, since arsenic is laid down in keratin soon after ingestion.
Normal Values :
Hair: up to 65 mg/100 g (8.7 nmol/g). Nail: 90-180 mg/100 g (12-24 nmol/g).
Critical Values :
values >100 mg/100 g (> 13.4 nmol/g)
Test Method :
Electro-thermal atomic absorption spectrometry (AA)
Related Drugs :
Arsenic, Heavy Metal Screen, Urine.
