Teeth as Indicators of Environmental Pollution with Lead
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Teeth as Indicators of Environmental Pollution with Lead
Human civilization and concomitant increase in industrial activity have gradually influenced in redistribution of many toxic metals form the earth’s crust to the surrounding environment resulting in exposure of human population. Among different toxic elements, heavy metals, lead in particular, have high prevalence in the environment. Understanding of lead toxicity has advanced substantially ove...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2161-0525
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000118