It Takes Time to Unravel the Ecology of War in Gaza, Palestine: Long-Term Changes in Maternal, Newborn and Toddlers’ Heavy Metal Loads, and Infant and Toddler Developmental Milestones in the Aftermath of the 2014 Military Attacks

It Takes Time to Unravel the Ecology of War in Gaza, Palestine: Long-Term Changes in Maternal, Newborn and Toddlers’ Heavy Metal Loads, and Infant and Toddler Developmental Milestones in the Aftermath of the 2014 Military Attacks

Toxicant, teratogen and carcinogen metal war remnants negatively affect human health. The current study analyzes, first, the persistence of heavy metal contamination in newborn hair in four cohorts across time in Gaza Palestine; second, the change in mothers’ and infants’ heavy metal contamination f...

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Main Authors: Nabil al Baraquoni, Samir R. Qouta, Mervi Vänskä, Safwat Y. Diab, Raija-Leena Punamäki, Paola Manduca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
heavy metal war remnant
metal load in infant and in utero
developmental milestones
child growth restriction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/18/6698

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