The effect of contemporary mine emissions on children's blood lead levels

Background: Broken Hill is home to Australia's oldest silver–zinc–lead mine. However, the precise source of childhood blood lead (PbB) exposures has been subject to considerable debate. Lead sources include natural soil Pb enrichment, legacy deposition, contemporary mining emissions, and Pb-bas...

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Main Authors: Chenyin Dong, Mark Patrick Taylor, Sammy Zahran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018308869