Exposure assessment of persistent organic pollutants and metals in Mexican children

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 974-980

  Trejo Acevedo, Antonio ^a,c   Díaz Barriga, Fernando ^a   Carrizales, Leticia ^a   Domínguez, Gabriela ^a   Costilla, Rogelio ^a   Ize Lema, Irina ^d   Yarto Ramírez, Mario ^d   Gavilán García, Arturo ^d   Jesus Mejia Saavedra J ^a   Pérez Maldonado, Iván N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d Instituto Nacional de Ecologia   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Children; DDE; Lead; PCBs; POPs

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN; DDE; LEAD; PCBS; POPS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INSECTICIDES; METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ANHYDRITE; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; URINE;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LEAD; METALS; MEXICO;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58949086625     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.030     Document Type: Article

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