Key Takeaways Hair is used in environmental biomonitoring because it may reflect long-term exposure to selected elements present in the environment. Due to its stable structure and the possibility...

Key Takeaways Validation of ICP-OES methods is one of the key elements ensuring the reliability of biological material analysis results. It includes the assessment of accuracy, precision, repeatability, sensitivity,...

Key Takeaway Differences in hair mineral analysis results between laboratories are most often caused by sample preparation procedures, analytical methods, quality control, and interpretation practices — rather than by...

The Laboratory as a Partner, Not Just a Service Provider In life science projects, the role of analytical laboratories increasingly goes beyond simple order fulfillment. In mature research projects,...

Why a Single “Result” Is Not Enough In elemental analysis, it is easy to focus exclusively on numerical values such as concentrations, reference ranges, or differences between samples. However,...

Elemental analysis of hair and fur has been used for many years in scientific research in the fields of biomonitoring, environmental sciences, veterinary medicine, and population studies. Interest in...

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) has for many years been one of the key techniques used in elemental analysis in research and diagnostic laboratories. This method is...

Toxic heavy metals — such as arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) — are among the most dangerous environmental contaminants. Even low-level exposure can lead to...