Human exposure to soil contaminants in subarctic Ontario, Canada
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Human exposure to soil contaminants in subarctic Ontario, Canada
BACKGROUND Chemical contaminants in the Canadian subarctic present a health risk with exposures primarily occurring via the food consumption. OBJECTIVE Characterization of soil contaminants is needed in northern Canada due to increased gardening and agricultural food security initiatives and the presence of known point sources of pollution. DESIGN A field study was conducted in the western ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2242-3982
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v74.27357