Multiple exposure and effects assessment of heavy metals in the population near mining area in South China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Zhuang, Ping ^a   Lu, Huanping ^a   Li, Zhian ^a   Zou, Bi ^a   McBride, Murray B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC; POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR LEVEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MINING; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RICE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; HAIR; HEALTH; POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HAIR; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84899651913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094484     Document Type: Article

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