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Investigating relationships between biomarkers of exposure and environmental co...
Reis, A. P.; Costa, S.; Santos, I.; Patinha, C.; Noack, Y.; Wragg, J.; Cave, M.; Sousa, A. J.This study reports on data obtained from a pilot survey focusing on house dust and toenail metal(loids) concentrations in residents living in the industrial city of Estarreja. The study design hereby described aims at investigating relationships between human toenails and both copper and manganese levels in settled house dusts. A total of 21 households and 30 individuals were recruited for the pilot study: 19 h...
Geochemistry, mineralogy, solid-phase fractionation and oral bioaccessibility o...
Reis, A. P.; Patinha, C.; Wragg, J.; Dias, A. C.; Cave, M.; Sousa, A. J.; Costa, C.; Cachada, A.; Ferreira da Silva, E.; Rocha, F.; Duarte, A.An urban survey of Lisbon, the largest city in Portugal, was carried out to investigate its environmental burden, emphasizing metallic elements and their public health impacts. This paper examines the geochemistry of lead (Pb) and its influence on human health data. A total of 51 soil samples were collected from urban recreational areas used by children to play outdoors. The semi-quantitative analysis of Pb was...
Urban geochemistry of lead in gardens, playgrounds and schoolyards of Lisbon, P...
Reis, A. P.; Patinha, Carla; Wragg, J.; Dias, A. C.; Cave, M.; Sousa, A. J.; Batista, Maria Joao; Prazeres, Cátia; Costa, C.; Silva, Eduardo Ferreira daTo assess the impact of potentially harmful elements in soil/dust on the health of children that use urban recreational areas to play outdoors, an urban survey of Lisbon, the largest city in Portugal was carried out, collecting soils and dusts from public gardens, parks, playgrounds and schoolyards. An exposure and risk assessment study for the incidental soil/dust ingestion of lead was carried out based on US ...