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Could the Health Decline of Prehistoric California Indians be Related to Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from Natural Bitumen?

Background: The negative health effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are well established for modern human populations but have so far not been studied in prehistoric contexts. PAHs are the main component of fossil bitumen, a naturally occurring material used by past societies such as...

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Autores principales: Wärmländer, Sebastian K.T.S., Sholts, Sabrina B., Erlandson, Jon M., Gjerdrum, Thor, Westerholm, Roger
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3230405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21596651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1103478

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