Metals and metalloids in hair samples of children living near the abandoned mine sites of Sulcis-Inglesiente (Sardinia, Italy)

Environmental Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 366-374

  Varrica, D ^a   Tamburo, E ^a   Milia, N ^b   Vallascas, E ^b   Cortimiglia, V ^a   De Giudici, G ^b   Dongarra G ^a   Sanna, E ^b   Monna, F ^c   Losno, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Life Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Hair analysis; Metals and metalloids; Mining sites

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COAL; COBALT; FERRIC ION; LEAD; METAL; METALLOID; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PYRITE; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; SILVER; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE; POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINERALIZATION; ROCK; SCALP HAIR; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; ITALY; MINING; POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; METALS; MINING;

EID: 84907464291     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.013     Document Type: Article

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