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Editorial
. 2016 Jul;90(7):1763-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00204-016-1740-9. Epub 2016 May 11.

At the dark end of the rainbow: data gaps in tattoo toxicology

Ines Schreiver  1 , Andreas Luch  2
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Editorial

At the dark end of the rainbow: data gaps in tattoo toxicology

Ines Schreiver et al. Arch Toxicol. 2016 Jul.
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Average pigment deposition per tattoo surface area. Quantities of possible hazardous compounds deriving from tattoo pigments by different decomposition routes (thermal, sunlight, laser) are still unknown. Picture at the bottom of the middle column: courtesy of Marcel Steger/Corbis (©Marcel Steger/Corbis)
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