Exposure profile of mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, antimony, copper, selenium and zinc in maternal blood, cord blood and placenta: the Tohoku Study of Child Development in Japan

• Main Authors: Miyuki Iwai-Shimada (Author), Satomi Kameo (Author), Kunihiko Nakai (Author), Kozue Yaginuma-Sakurai (Author), Nozomi Tatsuta (Author), Naoyuki Kurokawa (Author), Shoji F. Nakayama (Author), Hiroshi Satoh (Author)
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• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The effects of prenatal exposure to toxic elements on birth outcomes and child development have been an area of concern. This study aimed to assess the profile of prenatal exposure to toxic elements, arsenic (As), bismuth (Bi), cadmium (Cd), mercury (total mercury (THg), methylme...