Contaminated Turmeric Is a Potential Source of Lead Exposure for Children in Rural Bangladesh

Contaminated Turmeric Is a Potential Source of Lead Exposure for Children in Rural Bangladesh

Background. During the conduct of a cohort study intended to study the associations between mixed metal exposures and child health outcomes, we found that 78% of 309 children aged 20–40 months evaluated in the Munshiganj District of Bangladesh had blood lead concentrations ≥5 µg/dL and 27% had conc...

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Main Authors: Gleason, Kelsey, Shine, James P., Shobnam, Nadia, Rokoff, Lisa B., Suchanda, Hafiza Sultana, Ibne Hasan, Md Omar Sharif, Mostofa, Golam, Amarasiriwardena, Chitra, Quamruzzaman, Quazi, Rahman, Mahmuder, Kile, Molly L., Bellinger, David C., Christiani, David C., Wright, Robert O., Mazumdar, Maitreyi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158309/

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