Biomonitoring of metal in children living in a mine tailings zone in Southern Mexico: A pilot study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 252-258

  Moreno, Ma Elena ^a,b   Acosta Saavedra, Leonor C ^a   Meza Figueroa, Diana ^c   Vera, Eunice ^a   Cebrian, Mariano E ^a   Ostrosky Wegman, Patricia ^d   Calderon Aranda, Emma S ^a  

^a Departamento de Toxicologia   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Children; Human bio monitoring; Metals; Mine tailings; Simultaneous exposure

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MINING; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTANT; URINE; ANALYSIS;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MEXICO; MINING; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77954861582     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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