Metals compositions of indoor PM2.5, health risk assessment, and birth outcomes in Lanzhou, China

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Yaqun ^a,b,c   Cao, Suzhen ^d   Xu, Xiaoying ^e   Qiu, Jie ^e   Chen, Mingxia ^b   Wang, Dennis ^c   Guan, Donghong ^b   Wang, Chengyuan ^b   Wang, Xiao ^b   Dong, Bowen ^b   Huang, Huang ^c   Zhao, Nan ^c   Liu, Qing ^e,f   Bai, Yana ^a   Duan, Xiaoli ^d   Zhang, Yawei ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Gansu Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^e GANSU PROVINCIAL MATERNITY AND CHILD CARE HOSPITAL   (China)

^f Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; China; Gestational week; Indoor PM2.5; Metal compositions

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COAL; HEALTH RISKS; HEATING; METALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; GESTATIONAL WEEK; INDOOR PM2.5; METAL COMPOSITION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; FUEL; COAL; HEAVY METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

COAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INDOOR AIR; METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GAS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEATING; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY;

CHINA; GANSU; LANZHOU;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; COAL; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85006994715     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5319-y     Document Type: Article

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