Risk of human exposure to arsenic and other toxic elements from geophagy: trace element analysis of baked clay using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

BACKGROUND: Geophagy or earth-eating is common amongst some Bangladeshi women, especially those who are pregnant, both in Bangladesh and in the United Kingdom. A large proportion of the population in Bangladesh is already exposed to high concentrations of arsenic (As) and other toxic elements from d...

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Main Authors: Al-Rmalli, Shaban W, Jenkins, Richard O, Watts, Michael J, Haris, Parvez I
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022881/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21182763
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-9-79
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