Published January 2019 | Version v1
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Placental concentrations of essential, toxic, and understudied metals and relationships with birth outcomes in Chattanooga, TN

Creators

  • 1. Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37403 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Medicine, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA (Italy)
  • 3. Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 265 Crittenden Boulevard, Box 630, Rochester, NY 14642 (United States)
  • 4. University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section on Maternal Fetal Medicine, 960 East Third Street, Suite 100, Chattanooga, TN 37403 (United States)
  • 5. Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37403 (United States)
  • 6. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439 (United States)
  • 7. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, of Environmental Medicine and of Pathology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 668, Rochester, NY 14642 (United States)
  • 8. University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 979 E. Third Street – Suite C720, Chattanooga, TN 37403 (United States)

Description

Comprehensive examinations of placental metal concentrations and correlations with infant parameters are under-investigated. Chattanooga, Tennessee's consistently high incidence of low birth weight and potential for metal exposure provides an ideal opportunity to investigate potential correlations.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.006;
PII
S0013935118304936;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
168
Journal Page Range
p. 118-129
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55023889
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CHATTANOOGA; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; INFANTS; METALS; PARTURITION; TOXICITY
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; CHILDREN; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NORTH AMERICA; PRIMATES; TENNESSEE; URBAN AREAS; USA; VERTEBRATES

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