Decontamination
Definition
The wash protocol applied to hair or nails before extraction, intended to remove sweat, sebum and external contamination so that the assay reads only what was incorporated from blood at the time of growth.
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- Biological, Non-Biological and Viscera Matrices in ToxicologyThe wash protocol applied to hair or nails before extraction, intended to remove sweat, sebum and external contamination so that the assay reads only what was...