Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Hair and Nails of Young Pakistanis: Correlation with Dietary Elements |
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| Authors: | Fozia Batool Shahid Iqbal Kim Wei Chan Muhammad Ilyas Tariq Afzal Shah Muhammad Mustaqeem |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan;2. Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Bioscience, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;3. Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan;4. Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | Hair and nail samples from young Pakistani adults were separately analyzed for quantification of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentrations. The concentrations of these metals were also analyzed in commonly consumed local foods to evaluate potential correlation of hair and nail concentrations with diet. Pearson correlation coefficients ranged from 0.349 to 0.999, demonstrating diet to be a significant contributor for accumulation of heavy metals in humans. |
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| Keywords: | food intake hair heavy metals nail Pakistan |
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