Median “acid hair”

Range “acid hair”

Median “alkaline hair”

Range “alkaline hair”

Unit

Ca

283

50 - 2830

1290

231 - 5630

µg/g

Mg

26.4

9.5 - 424

32.2

7.2 - 299

µg/g

K

41.1

1.25 - 3370

54.6

3.5 - 1780

µg/g

Na

74.1

19.7 - 5600

123

22 - 2850

µg/g

Al

5.2

1.4 - 21.4

3.4

0.2 - 21.4

µg/g

Cu

47.4

6.1 - 716

19.8

8.3 - 179

µg/g

Fe

9.53

0.25 - 29.3

18.4

6.12 - 195

µg/g

Mn

0.355

0.050 - 8.554

0.503

0.071 - 25.2

µg/g

Hg

0.376

0.012 - 3.503

0.327

0.086 - 0.960

µg/g

Ni

0.354

0.055 - 2.15

0.248

0.006 - 4.64

µg/g

Rb

0.054

0.0025 - 6.68

0.064

0.007 - 2.054

µg/g

Sr

0.627

0.021 - 8.61

2.64

0.312 - 13.2

µg/g

Ti

0.958

0.128 - 13.86

1.2

0.54 - 4.30

µg/g

Zn

163

84 - 278

174

73 - 240

µg/g

P

130

81 - 340

119

26 - 192

µg/g

S

42,500

30,200 - 50,200

43,800

41,500 - 51,700

µg/g

As

17

3.9 - 64

22

7.4 - 99

ng/g

Ba

1057

10 - 7150

324

10 - 2130

ng/g

B

281

0.5 - 7070

0.5

0.5 - 18,400

ng/g

Cd

16

2.5 - 227

30

2.5 - 253

ng/g

Cr

167

20 - 659

207

77 - 3690

ng/g

Co

8.4

2.5 - 702

16

2.5 - 267

ng/g

Pb

755

7.5 - 9480

612

109 - 2180

ng/g

Mo

12.8

0.5 - 190

29

7.5 - 311

ng/g

Se

<5

1.8 - 119

127

2.5 - 335

ng/g

V

10

1.0 - 98

24

9.4 - 58

ng/g