Using biologic markers in blood to assess exposure to multiple environmental chemicals for inner-city children 3-6 years of age.(Research: Children's Health)

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Adgate, John L.; Ashley, David L.; Fredrickson, Ann L.; Needham, Larry L.; Ryan, Andrew D.; Sexton, Ken | Copyright information

We assessed concurrent exposure to a mixture of > 50 environmental chemicals by measuring the chemicals or their metabolites in the blond of 43 ethnically diverse children (3-6 years of age) from a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood in Minneapolis. Over a 2-year period, additional samples were collected every 6-12 months from as many children as possible. We analyzed blood samples for 11 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 2 heavy metals (lead and mercury, 11 organochlorin...

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