Study of metals transfer from environment using teeth as biomonitor

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-246

  Arruda Neto, J D T ^a,b,g   Geraldo, L P ^c   Prado, G R ^a   Garcia, F ^d   Bittencourt Oliveira, M C ^a   Sarkis, J E S ^e   Martinez Lusardo, F ^f   Lima Cazorla, L ^f   Rosa Medero, D ^f   Rodrigues, T E ^a   Genofre, G C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FESP   (Brazil)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTOS   (Brazil)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^f Instituto Superior de Tecnologias y Ciencias Aplicadas InSTEC   (Cuba)

^g Grajau General Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biokinetics model; Heavy metals burden; Human exposure; Lead transfer to bones; Teeth as biomonitors; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; WATER SUPPLY;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIO-KINETICS MODELING; BIOMONITORS; CONTAMINATED AREAS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; LEAD AND CADMIUMS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

METALS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAM; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOOTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL; TOOTH; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)];

EID: 76049083727     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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