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Table 1 Trace elements in two certified reference human hairs (IAEA085 and IAEA086)

From: Revisited digestion methods for trace element analysis in human hair

Sample

Method

Temperature (°C)

Volume of H2O2 (mL)

Number of digestion

Ca (μg/g)

Cu (μg/g)

Mg (μg/g)

Mn (μg/g)

Sr (μg/g)

Zn (μg/g)

IAEA085a

    

929

16.8

140

8.8

163

IAEA085-70

Method 1

70

0.2

1

815 (88)

14.6 (87)

123 (88)

6.4 (73)

7.6

137 (84)

IAEA085-160

Method 2

160

0.2

1

818 (88)

14.4 (86)

127 (91)

6.9 (79)

7.5

127 (78)

IAEA085-160HP

Method 3

160

0.4

1

845 (91)

127 (91)

8.6 (98)

7.5

157 (96)

IAEA085-160HP-replicate

842 (91)

15.3 (91)

126 (90)

8.6 (98)

7.4

158 (97)

IAEA085-70S

Method 4

70

0.2

2

805 (87)

14.8 (88)

121 (87)

6.1 (69)

7.9

173 (106)

IAEA085-160S

Method 5

160

0.2

2

947 (102)

17.3 (103)

141 (101)

8.6 (98)

9.1

179 (110)

IAEA086a

    

1120

17.6

177

9.6

8.4

167

IAEA086-70

Method 1

70

0.2

1

884 (79)

15.2 (86)

139 (79)

8.4 (87)

7.7 (92)

158 (95)

IAEA086-160

Method 2

160

0.2

1

940 (84)

15.5 (88)

142 (80)

8.6 (89)

7.8 (93)

161 (96)

IAEA086-160HP

Method 3

160

0.4

1

1106 (99)

174 (98)

9.7 (101)

8.8 (105)

156 (94)

IAEA085-160HP-replicate

1067 (95)

15.8 (90)

170 (96)

9.8 (102)

8.6 (102)

158 (95)

IAEA086-70S

Method 4

70

0.2

2

939 (84)

15.6 (88)

142 (80)

8.6 (90)

7.9 (95)

159 (96)

IAEA086-160S

Method 5

160

0.2

2

957 (85)

16.7 (95)

148 (84)

8.8 (91)

8.3 (99)

165 (99)

  1. The numbers in the parenthesis represent the recovery rate (%) calculated by dividing measured value by certified value
  2. aData from GeoReM (http://georem.mpch-mainz.gwdg.de)