Screening of Trace Elements in Hair of the Female Population with Different Types of Cancers in Wielkopolska Region of Poland

Table 1

Summary of the analytical data.

Trace; element	Method	Calibration curve	The linear correlation coefficient for calibration curves ()	Coefficient of variance (SD2)	Detection limits; ppm	Certified reference material	Sample volume
Ag	ICP/MS		0.9996	0.00091	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Al	ICP/OES		0.9997	0.001967	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
As	ICP/MS		0.9991	0.01291	1–100	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
B	ICP/OES		0.9992	0.000795	0.1–1	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Ba	ICP/OES		0.9995	0.002658	0.1–1	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Ca	ICP/OES		0.9999	0.011560	10–100	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Cd	ICP/MS		0.9994	0.00600	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Co	ICP/MS		0.9997	0.00079	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Cr	ICP/MS		0.9999	0.00179	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Cu	ICP/OES		0.9992	0.000559	0.5–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Fe	ICP/OES		0.9995	0.004915	1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Hg	ICP/MS		0.9998	0.00591	1–100	Merck Mercury Standard 10 mg/L Hg	10 mL
I	ICP/OES		0.9993	0.000099	0.1–1	—	10 mL
K	ICP/OES		0.9994	0.003398	1–20	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Li	ICP/MS		0.9996	0.00597	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Mg	ICP/OES		0.9998	0.000104	0.5–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Mn	ICP/MS		0.9995	0.00530	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Mo	ICP/MS		0.9999	0.00179	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Na	ICP/OES		0.9991	0.004895	1–20	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Ni	ICP/MS		0.9994	0.00091	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
P	ICP/OES		0.9993	0.000159	1–20	ChemLab Phosphorus Standard solution	10 mL
Pb	ICP/MS		0.9997	0.00255	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
S	ICP/OES		0.9999	0.000002	1–100	ChemLab Sulfur solution 1000 ug/mL	10 mL
Se	ICP/OES		0.9995	0.004915	1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Si	ICP/OES		0.9991	0.003665	1–10	—	10 mL
Sn	ICP/OES		0.9995	0.000145	0.5-10	—	10 mL
Sr	ICP/OES		0.9997	0.000029	0.5–1	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
V	ICP/MS		0.9998	0.00497	0.1–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL
Zn	ICP/OES		0.9992	0.002791	5–10	ChemLab Multi Element ICP standard (30E)	10 mL