Oznaczanie pierwiastków mikrośladowych we włosach ludzkich

The analysis of human hairs is useful in monitoring the level of certain tracę elements and drugs in the body. The specific problems of sampling and sample preparation are presented. Also, the application and relevance of hair analysis is illustrated and discussed on the basic of examples from clinical and environmental chemistry. The paper presents an updated review of the techniques for hair analysis, including spectrometry and more sophisticated methodologies adopted for result confirmation and/or for research purposes.