Biomonitoring - ALS Laboratory Group

Analytical packages – Hair and nails

Individual elements in hair and nails
Ag	Fe	Mo	REE	Te
Au	Ga	Na	Rh	Th
B	Ge	Nb	Ru	Ti
Ba	Hf	Os	S	Tl
Be	I	P	Sb	U
Bi	In	Pd	Sc	V
Br	Ir	Pt	Sn	W
Ca	K	Rb	Sr	Y
Cs	Li	Re	Ta	Zr

H-4b Metals in hair and nails
As (0.03)	Cd (0.001)	Hg (0.02)
Pb (0.02)	Se (0.1)
Figures in brackets denote limits of quantification in mg/kg. Minimum sample amount: 50 mg.

H-4c Metals in hair and nails
Al (0.5)	As (0.03)	Be (0.005)	Bi (0.002)	Cd (0.001)
Co (0.001)	Cr (0.03)	Cu (0.1)	Hg (0.02)	Ni (0.06)
Pb (0.02)	Sb (0.005)	Se (0.1)
Figures in brackets denote limits of quantification in mg/kg. Minimum sample amount: 50 mg.

H-4d Metals in hair and nails
Al (0.5)	As (0.03)	Be (0.005)	Bi (0.002)	Cd (0.001)
Co (0.001)	Cr (0.03)	Cu (0.1)	Fe (0.5)	Li (0.02)
Mn (0.02)	Mo (0.005)	Ni (0.06)	P (0.5)	Pb (0.02)
Sb (0.005)	Se (0.1)	Sn (0.05)	Tl (0.001)	U (0.001)
V (0.005)	Zn (0.5)
Figures in brackets denote limits of quantification in mg/kg. Minimum sample amount: 50 mg.

ALS Scandinavia participates in the ICP-MS Comparison Programme, an ongoing series of analytical comparisons arranged by Le Centre de Toxicologie du Québec (CTQ). Purpose of this programme is to enable laboratories using ICP-MS for biological samples to compare results. To date, ALS Scandinavia has participated in comparative studies on whole blood, serum/plasma, urine, hair, nails, liver and kidney for a large number of metals.