Molecular and neurodevelopmental benefits to children of closure of a coal burning power plant in China.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are major toxic air pollutants released during incomplete combustion of coal. PAH emissions are especially problematic in China because of their reliance on coal-powered energy. The prenatal period is a window of susceptibility to neurotoxicants. To determine t...

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Main Authors: Deliang Tang, Joan Lee, Loren Muirhead, Ting Yu Li, Lirong Qu, Jie Yu, Frederica Perera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3960155?pdf=render