The influence of environmental exposure on lead concentrations in scalp hair of children in Pakistan

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 727-732

  Shah, Faheem ^a   Gul Kazi, Tasneem ^a   Imran Afridi, Hassan ^a   Khan, Sumaira ^a   Fatima Kolachi, Nida ^a   Balal Arain, Muhammad ^b   Ahmed Baig, Jameel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^b NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Age; Children; Industries; Lead; Non industrial area; Scalp hair

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; HAIR; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LEAD; OXIDATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MALE; PAKISTAN; PH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SCALP HAIR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; MALE; PAKISTAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

HYDERABAD [SIND]; PAKISTAN; SIND;

EID: 79955524205     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.10.036     Document Type: Article

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