Understanding the association between environmental factors and longevity in Hechi, China: A drinking water and soil quality perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  Deng, Qucheng ^a   Chen, Lijuan ^a,b   Wei, Yongping ^a,c   Li, Yonghua ^d   Han, Xuerong ^e   Liang, Wei ^f   Zhao, Yinjun ^c   Wang, Xiaofei ^e   Yin, Juan ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c GUANGXI TEACHERS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^e Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Environmental Monitoring Station   (China)

^f Department of Mathematics   (China)

^g GUANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Hechi; Regional longevity; Soil; Trace element

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; SILICIC ACID; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LONGEVITY; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; POPULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; SPACE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

CHINA; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MINERALS; SOIL; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 85055074263     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15102272     Document Type: Article

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