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Effect of Particulate Matter Exposure on Respiratory Health of e-Waste Workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana

Background: Direct and continuous exposure to particulate matter (PM), especially in occupational settings is known to impact negatively on respiratory health and lung function. Objective: To determine the association between concentrations of PM (2.5, 2.5–10 and 10 µm) in breathing zone and lung fu...

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Autores principales:	Amoabeng Nti, Afua Asabea, Arko-Mensah, John, Botwe, Paul K., Dwomoh, Duah, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, Takyi, Sylvia Akpene, Acquah, Augustine Appah, Tettey, Prudence, Basu, Niladri, Batterman, Stuart, Robins, Thomas G., Fobil, Julius N.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2020
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7246629/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32349371 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093042

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