Cadmium, mercury and lead in the blood of urban women in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, China, Ecuador and Morocco

Objectives: The aim of the study was to make an international comparison of blood levels of cadmium (B-Cd), lead (BPb) and mercury (B-Hg) of women in seven European, and three non-European cities, and to identify determinants. Materials and Methods: About 50 women (age: 46–62) from each city were re...

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Main Authors: Natalia Pawlas, Ulf Strömberg, Bo Carlberg, Milena Cerna, Florencia Harari, Raúl Harari, Milena Horvat, Frantiska Hruba, Kvetoslava Koppova, Andrea Krskova, Mladen Krsnik, Yu-Feng Li, Lina Löfmark, Thomas Lundh, Nils-Göran Lundström, Badiaâ Lyoussi, Iwona Markiewicz-Górka, Darja Mazej, Josko Osredkar, Krystyna Pawlas, Gerda Rentschler, Vera Spevackova, Zdravko Spiric, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Draženka Vadla, Soumia Zizi, Staffan Skerfving, Ingvar A. Bergdahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2013-02-01
Series:International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://ijomeh.eu/Cadmium-mercury-and-lead-in-the-blood-of-urban-women-in-croatia-the-czech-republic-poland-slovakia-slovenia-sweden-china-ecuador-and-morocco,2214,0,2.html