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. 2015 Nov 10;12(11):14285–14300. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121114285

Table 3.

Correlations of metal concentrations in biomarkers to concentrations in groundwater.

Biomarker As Ba Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Mo Pb
Hair 0.633 ** 0.646 ** −0.388 ** 0.234 ** 0.595 ** 0.149 −0.287 ** −0.017 0.132 0.555 ** 0.027
Nail 0.544 ** 0.306 ** −0.111 −0.073 0.296 ** −0.176 ** −0.202 ** −0.076 0.008 0.082 −0.004
Urine 0.243 ** −0.104 0.018 0.008 0.033 0.112 −0.014 −0.103 −0.014 0.122 0.031

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).