Boiteau H L, Stoklov M, Remond D, Buffet H, Metayer C, Vincent F, Corneteau H, Faure J
Toxicol Eur Res. 1983 Nov;5(6):281-91.
Lead, cadmium and mercury were measured in the air of 398 inhabitants of the Grenoble area and 341 inhabitants of the Nantes area. The hair was washed with hor solution of EDTA, dissolved in nitric acid and analyzed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. The average concentrations are 6,23 micrograms/g for lead, 0,40 microgram/g for cadmium and 1,06 microgram/g for mercury. There is no difference between found data of the two areas for lead and cadmium. Mercury levels are higher in the Nantes area. Lead content is higher in male hair than in female hair, but the difference is not significant. In the Grenoble area, mercury levels are higher in males than in females; the process is reversed in the Nantes area. We have found no relation between metal levels and age of persons, but lead content is high in the hair of people under ten. Artisans and mechanics have lead content higher than the general people, though exposed people to occupational risks is excluded. We have found to relation between metal in the hair and the size of the town. It seems that the use of tobacco is without influence. Mercury content is related to the eating of fish. It is not increased in the population because of dental amalgams.
对格勒诺布尔地区的398名居民以及南特地区的341名居民的头发进行了铅、镉和汞含量检测。头发先用乙二胺四乙酸（EDTA）溶液清洗，再溶解于硝酸中，然后通过电热原子吸收光谱法进行分析。铅的平均浓度为6.23微克/克，镉为0.40微克/克，汞为1.06微克/克。两个地区铅和镉的检测数据没有差异。南特地区的汞含量更高。男性头发中的铅含量高于女性，但差异不显著。在格勒诺布尔地区，男性的汞含量高于女性；而在南特地区情况则相反。我们发现金属含量与年龄之间没有关系，但10岁以下人群头发中的铅含量较高。工匠和机械师头发中的铅含量高于普通人，不过排除了职业暴露风险人群。我们发现头发中的金属含量与城镇规模没有关系。吸烟似乎没有影响。汞含量与吃鱼有关。由于使用牙科汞合金，人群中的汞含量并未增加。
