Multiple metal accumulation as a factor in learning achievement within various New Orleans elementary school communities

Environmental Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-75

  Mielke, Howard W ^a   Berry, Kenneth J ^b   Mielke, Paul W ^b   Powell, Eric T ^a   Gonzales, Christopher R ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cd; Chemical mixtures; Children; Co; Cr; Cu; Environmental health; Mn; Ni; Pb; Soil metals; V; Zn

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; LEARNING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LEARNING; LOUISIANA; METALS, HEAVY; SCHOOLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044236073     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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