Arsenic and lead contamination in urban soils of Villa de la Paz (Mexico) affected by historical mine wastes and its effect on children's health studied by micronucleated exfoliated cells assay

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-51

  Gamiño Gutiérrez, Sandra P ^a,b   González Pérez, C Ivonne ^b   Gonsebatt, María E ^c   Monroy Fernández, Marcos G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b Centro de Estudios Asesoria y Servicios en Sistemas Ambientales (CEASSA)   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Children; Historical mining residues; Lead; Micronucleated exfoliated cells; Urban soil

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; LEAD;

ARSENIC; BIOMONITORING; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; MINE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MINING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LEAD; MEXICO; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBAN HEALTH;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SAN LUIS POTOSI; VILLA DE LA PAZ;

EID: 84871648542     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9469-8     Document Type: Article

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