Application of Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzers to Identify Mercury in Skin-Whitening Creams in Cambodia
Author(s) -
Thomas D. Murphy,
Sereyrath Lim,
Srei Pisei Huong,
Kim Irvine,
Stéphane Bayen,
Barry C. Kelly,
Kenneth S. Wilson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of health and pollution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.412
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2156-9614
DOI - 10.5696/2156-9614-2.3.21
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , mobile device , environmental chemistry , x ray fluorescence , environmental science , fluorescence , chemistry , materials science , computer science , physics , optics , world wide web , programming language
Background. A well-documented source of mercury contamination is skin-whitening cream. The heavy metal is sometimes added to the cream to block production of melanin. Past studies have shown that a...
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