Surveying Mercury Levels in Hair, Blood and Urine of under 7-Year Old Children from a Coastal City in China

Aim: The average mercury load in children under 7-years old was determined in a populated but not overly industrial coastal area in China. Methods: 395 blood samples, 1072 urine samples, and 581 hair samples were collected from 1076 children, aged 0 to 6 years, from eight representative communities...

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Main Authors: Guixia Chen, Xiaoxin Chen, Chonghuai Yan, Xingdong Wu, Guozhang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/11/12029