Elevated Hair Mercury Levels Are Associated With Neurodevelopmental Deficits in Children Living Near Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Peru

Children living near artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) are at risk of exposure to mercury, a neurotoxicant. It is not certain whether such exposures are harming development, as they occur in underresourced contexts entwined with other stressors, such as malnutrition and enteric infection....

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Autores principales: Reuben, Aaron, Frischtak, Helena, Berky, Axel, Ortiz, Ernesto J., Morales, Ana Maria, Hsu‐Kim, Heileen, Pendergast, Laura L., Pan, William K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32490301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019GH000222

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32490301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019GH000222

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