Heavy metals in PM2.5 and in blood, and children's respiratory symptoms and asthma from an e-waste recycling area

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 210, Issue , 2016, Pages 346-353

  Zeng, Xiang ^a,b   Xu, Xijin ^a   Zheng, Xiangbin ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^c   Chen, Aimin ^c   Huo, Xia ^d  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; E waste; Heavy metals; PM2.5; Preschool children; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; DISEASES; HEAVY METALS; MANGANESE; WASTES;

ASTHMA; BLOOD CADMIUM; E-WASTE RECYCLING; E-WASTES; LEAD AND CADMIUMS; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; RELATED FACTORS; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS;

BLOOD;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ASTHMA; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAVY METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; RECYCLING; STUDENT; SYMPTOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINA; CHROMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANGANESE BLOOD LEVEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; RECYCLING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPUTUM; WHEEZING; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; BREATHING; CHEMISTRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUIYU; HAOJIANG; SHANTOU;

ASTHMA; CADMIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMIUM; COUGH; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HUMANS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RECYCLING; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84960867002     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.01.025     Document Type: Article

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