Environmental lead exposure: a public health problem of global dimensions
Lead is the most abundant of the heavy metals in the Earth’s crust. It has been used since prehistoric times, and has become widely distributed and mobilized in the environment. Exposure to and uptake of this non-essential element have consequently increased. Both occupational and environmental expo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000900003&lng=en&tlng=en |