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Results of a study on the content of cadmium and lead in the hair of persons in contact with these elements in their work place are presented. Hair was washed in order to remove exogenic contamination, and mineralized, and concentrations of the above elements were measured by differential pulse anodie stripping voltammetry (DPASV) in ammonium citrate buffer medium. The obtained results clearly point to absorption of cadmium and lead by the body. Measurements carried out on hair samples taken from persons with no contact with cadmium and lead compounds in their work places showed, in most cases, an absence of these elements.