Examining the Relationship Between Low Birth Weight Occurrence and Passive Measures of Environmental Arsenic by Census Tract in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida

Arsenic is a public health concern because of its widespread distribution and high toxicity, even when doses are small. Low birth weight (LBW) occurrence, birth weights less than 2500 g, may be associated with prenatal exposure of arsenic from environmental factors and consuming contaminated drinkin...

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Main Authors: Maya Scott-Richardson, Marilyn O’Hara Ruiz, Rebecca L Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Environmental Health Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630220913053