Coal-burning roasted corn and chili as the cause of dental fluorosis for children in southwestern China

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1340-1347

  Luo, Kun Li ^a   Li, Ling ^a,b   Zhang, Shi Xi ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Binder clay; Coal; Coal burning fluorosis; Corn and chili; Diet structure; Fluorine and arsenic content

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC CONTENT; ARSENIC POLLUTION; COAL-BURNING; COAL-BURNING FLUOROSIS; CORN AND CHILI; DENTAL FLUOROSIS; DIET STRUCTURE; ENDEMIC FLUOROSIS; FLUORINE CONCENTRATIONS; PREVALENCE RATES;

ARSENIC; BINDERS; BRIQUETS; BRIQUETTING; CALCINATION; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COAL; FLUORINE; NUTRITION; PATHOLOGY;

COAL INDUSTRY;

ARSENIC; COAL; FLUORINE;

AGE STRUCTURE; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHILD HEALTH; COAL; DENTAL HEALTH; DIET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FLUORIDE; MAIZE; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPPER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RICE; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH FLUOROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; COAL; COOKING; DIET; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649921450     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.052     Document Type: Article

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