Abstract

During the last decade, hair analysis has considerably strengthened its role and reputation as a valuable investigation tool to provide crucial information about the chronological exposure of controlled subjects to targeted chemicals during extended periods of time. Consequently, hair analysis is nowadays accepted as the foremost evidence of biological exposure in a variety of legal inquiries, particularly in the field of forensic toxicology. With the growing role, also the responsibility taken by the toxicologists to correctly interpret the results of hair analysis has increased in proportion, demanding in-depth study on all the mechanisms by which exogenous substances are incorporated inside the keratin structure and eventually released.

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