Pre-cleaning of hair is not beneficial in LA-ICP-MS studies of chronic metal exposure

• Gwendolyn K. David,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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• Andrew H. Hunter,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9378-593X

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• Karine H. Moromizato,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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• Charlotte M. Allen,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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• Rebecca Wheatley,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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• Frank A. von Hippel,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Community, Environment & Policy, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-0231

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• Amanda C. Niehaus,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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• Robbie S. Wilson

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: r.wilson@uq.edu.au

  Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

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