Assessment of Heavy and Toxic Metals in the Blood and Hair of Saudi Arabia Smokers Using Modern Analytical Techniques

Table 1

Toxic elements levels in nonsmokers human blood (μg/L).

No.	Ag	Cd	Pb	Hg	Se	Mn	Zn	Cr	Ni
1	2	BDL	13.7	BDL	23.0	25.4	3765.0	223.5	14.5
2	3	0.5	25.9	BDL	40.2	9.1	4717.5	213.0	13.8
3	2	0.4	28.4	3.2	66.9	7.4	4667.2	156.5	36.5
4	3	2.0	48.1	1.1	35.4	4.2	3618.3	172.6	20.1
5	1	1.4	18.2	0.7	29.0	6.2	3904.9	157.7	9.5
6	1	0.6	18.1	3.3	57.0	2.3	4124.5	182.7	15.6
7	1	0.7	16.9	3.8	42.3	10.0	4106.8	216.3	23.9
8	1	BDL	13.8	3.5	55.5	BDL	3666.6	195.4	10.2
9	1	BDL	21.9	4.9	31.1	BDL	4454.6	206.0	12.7
10	1	0.9	20.9	7.1	46.0	50.4	3497.5	136.3	22.7
11	1	0.1	12.6	2.4	34.4	1.1	4282.8	152.9	BDL
12	1	BDL	19.0	BDL	39.5	16.0	4023.9	141.0	13.9
13	1	0.7	14.2	BDL	14.0	3.0	3891.6	140.5	4.3
14	1	0.7	20.8	5.4	43.8	3.0	2586.2	156.5	7.5

ge: 1= ≤25, 2= 26-40, 3= >40 y.