The urban rise and fall of air lead (Pb) and the latent surge and retreat of societal violence

Environment International

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-55

  Mielke, Howard W ^a,b   Zahran, Sammy ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood exposures; Latent toxic effect; Lead aerosols; Leaded fuel phase out; Urban environment; Violent behavior

Indexed keywords

DUST; FUEL ADDITIVES;

CHILDHOOD EXPOSURES; LEADED FUEL; TOXIC EFFECT; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; VIOLENT BEHAVIOR;

LEAD;

LEAD;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHILD HEALTH; DUST; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOXICITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETAL VIOLENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

ATLANTA; CALIFORNIA; CHICAGO; GEORGIA; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; INDIANAPOLIS; LOUISIANA; MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; NEW ORLEANS; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860185640     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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