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Newborn and maternal hair samples were obtained from subjects occupationally exposed to heavy metals and from matched controls. The geometric means of levels of cadmium and lead in hair from exposed mothers and of cadmium in hair from transplacentally exposed newborns were twice as high as levels present in samples from controls. There was a positive correlation between levels of cadmium in maternal and newborn's hair, but no such correlation for lead. Despite statistically significant evidence of increased exposure to cadmium, no adverse health effects were documented in the small group of exposed newborns included in this study. Problems associated with exogenous contamination of hair by heavy metals and potential advantages of hair sampling for measuring fetal exposures to heavy metals are discussed.
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