The design and development of a multichannel atomic absorption spectrometer for the simultaneous determination of trace metals in hair

Determination of copper and zinc in human head hair by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry with a direct sample insertion device

“…Due to the apparent limitations with the use of ground hair, an investigation of the use of single strands of hair was initiated. This is similar in concept to the single hair analyses reported by Alder and co-workers (24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29) for trace elements using a graphite furnace atomizer and atomic absorption.…”

“…Alder and co-workers have used nonflame (furnace) atomic absorption (NAA) for the direct analysis of solid hair samples by placing hair segments or powder directly into the furnace followed by ashing and atomization (24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29). They studied 13 elements in 1-cm sections of hair.…”

Hair trace elements in Friedreich's disease

“…Hair was removed in sufficient quantity from the back of the head, placed in protective envelopes and air-mailed to Doctor's Data Inc, West Chicago, where it was analyzed according to ASETL Protocol by Atomic absorption spectrophotometry using an automated procedure (Alder et al, 1976). The following minerals were measured initially: calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, copper, zinc, iron, manganese, chromium, cobalt, lithium, molybdenum, barium, gold, silver, tin, antimony, zirconium, lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, aluminum, nickel and beryllium.…”

Optimization of electrothermal atomization parameters for simultaneous multielement atomic absorption spectrometry

“…The initial SIMAAC electrothermal atomization results were based on only a single set of parameters (1). Other multielement (three or more elements) spectrometers using electrothermal atomization hgve been reported (8)(9)(10). However, each study, like the initial SIMÁAC study, dealt with the development of the instrumentation and did not investigate the atomization parameters.…”