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Personal exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability among informal electronic waste workers at Agbogbloshie: a longitudinal study

Abstract Background Informal electronic waste recycling activities are major contributors to ambient air pollution, yet studies assessing the effects or relationship between direct/continuous exposure of informal e-waste workers to particulate matter and cardiovascular function are rare. Methods Rep...

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Main Authors:	Afua A. Amoabeng Nti (Author), Thomas G. Robins (Author), John Arko Mensah (Author), Duah Dwomoh (Author), Lawrencia Kwarteng (Author), Sylvia A. Takyi (Author), Augustine Acquah (Author), Niladri Basu (Author), Stuart Batterman (Author), Julius N. Fobil (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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