Levels of Metals in Hair in Childhood: Preliminary Associations with Neuropsychological Behaviors

Levels of Metals in Hair in Childhood: Preliminary Associations with Neuropsychological Behaviors

For more than 100 years, an electrochemical plant has been operating in Flix (Catalonia, Spain) by the Ebro River. Its activities have originated a severe accumulation of environmental contaminants (metals, organochlorinated pesticides and radionuclides) in sediments of the Flix reservoir, while mer...

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Main Authors: Margarita Torrente, Mireia Gascon, Martine Vrijheid, Jordi Sunyer, Joan Forns, José L. Domingo, Martí Nadal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
heavy metals
environmental exposure
human hair
testosterone
n-back
working memory
impulsivity
finger-tapping
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/2/1/1

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