Some Heavy Metal Determination by ICP-OES in Human Scalp Hair (In Three Different Regions of Manisa)
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The aim of this study was to determine the levels of As, Cd, Mn, Cr, Fe, Pb, Hg, Zn and Se in hair samples collected from the nape of the neck of voluntary people living or working in the industrial region, city center and countryside of Manisa province. The concentrations of As, Cd, Mn, Cr, Fe, Pb, Se, Zn were determined by ICP-OES. The measured values of trace elements in human hair samples were compatible to the reference values given in the literature. The measured values of As, Hg, Cr, Cd, Se and Pb were found below the detection limit of the method. Zn, Mn and Fe were statistically analysed and evaluated. When the Fe and Mn values of the hair samples collected from the industrial region were compared with the data from both the city center and countryside (ANOVA), the differences were meaningful and significant, but the differences for Zn between the industrial region, city center and countryside were found to be insignificant.