CNN Forensic Files August 16, 2015 06:17:00
Goes to great lengths to expel it. deposits build up in the nails and hair. the average person's hair grows about a half inch per month. sunday's hair was an inch long and provided a wealth of information. >> she had spent a month in the united states and before that she had been in egypt. so by taking her hair and looking at it specifically for lead content, and dividing it in half so that we had the half inch that grew in the united states and the half inch that grew before that, we were able to make a comparison and time her exposure. >> the hair was bombarded with radioactive neutrons. thi...