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A Comparative Analysis of Mercury and Lead in Sindoor from the U.S. and Bangladesh

Creator:

Breen, Anna K.

Abstract:

Heavy metals have historically been popular for use in cosmetics manufacturing due to the colorful pigmentation of heavy metal compounds. In the case of sindoor, a cosmetic used by married Hindu women for religious purposes, mercury sulfide, lead tetroxide, and lead chromate are compounds suspected to still be involved in...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis