Blood lead levels in children after phase-out of leaded gasoline in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

BACKGROUND: The phasing out of lead from gasoline has resulted in a significant decrease in blood lead levels (BLLs) in children during the last two decades. Tetraethyl lead was phased out in DRC in 2009. The objective of this study was to test for reduction in pediatric BLLs in Kinshasa, by compari...

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Autores principales: Tuakuila, Joel, Kabamba, Martin, Mata, Honoré, Mata, Gerard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3620025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23556999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/0778-7367-71-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3620025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23556999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/0778-7367-71-5

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