Human hair as a biomarker of human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

• The idea of implementation human hair into biomonitoring studies is investigated.
• The advantages and the drawbacks of human hair as a biomarker are listed.
• Analytical procedures used for determination of POPs in human hair are discussed.
• The future trends of analysis POPs in human hair are explored.

The main aim of this article is to investigate the possibility of using human hair as a biomarker with particular emphasis on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). We report previous results of studies of this topic. We critically review the available information on analytical procedures applied during analysis of human hair. Finally, we discuss future trends and possibilities arising from hair analysis.