Oral exposure to lead for Japanese children and pregnant women, estimated using duplicate food portions and house dust analyses

Oral exposure to lead for Japanese children and pregnant women, estimated using duplicate food portions and house dust analyses

Abstract Background Lead is a toxic metal abundant in the environment. Consumption of food contaminated at low levels of lead, especially by small children and pregnant women, raises a health concern. Methods Duplicated food portions and drinking water were collected over 3 days from 88 children and...

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Main Authors: Mayumi Ohtsu, Nathan Mise, Akihiko Ikegami, Atsuko Mizuno, Yayoi Kobayashi, Yoshihiko Nakagi, Keiko Nohara, Takahiko Yoshida, Fujio Kayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Lead exposure
Duplicate food portion
House dust
Body burden analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-019-0818-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-019-0818-4

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