History of Inuit Community Exposure to Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury in Sewage Lake Sediments
Exposure to lead, cadmium, and mercury is known to be high in many arctic Inuit communities. These metals are emitted from industrial and urban sources, are distributed by long-range atmospheric transport to remote regions, and are found in Inuit country foods. Current community exposure to these me...
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2005
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281271/ |