Breast milk lead concentrations of mothers living near tin smelters

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 549-554

  Marques, Rejane C ^a   Moreira, Maria De Fátima R ^b   Bernardi, José Vicente E ^c   Dórea, José G ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Lead in human milk; Metal smelter

Indexed keywords

BREAST MILK; CRITICAL LIMIT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN MILK; LEAD CONCENTRATION; PB CONCENTRATION;

LEAD; POLLUTION; TIN;

SMELTING;

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METALLURGY; MOTHER; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; METALLURGY; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887462784     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1093-5     Document Type: Article

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