Bibliographic Details
| Summary: | [Excerpt] Due to the hand-to-mouth activities frequently observed among the youngest children, they are likely to ingest higher amounts of indoor dust than adults. Since pre-schoolers are prone to exposure to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) through the ingestion route, characterizing human exposure within kindergarten microenvironments is paramount for children who spend considerable time in school. Ergo, a study encompassing five kindergartens in the industrial city of Estarreja was performed. Indoor dust samples were collected from the kindergartens.[...] |
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| Main Authors: | Marinho Reis, A. Paula |
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| Other Authors: | Afonso, inês; Ettler, Vojtěch; Cox, Siobhan; Mihaljevič, Martin; Carey, Manus; Noack, Yves; Antunes, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro; Cabral-Pinto, Marina |
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| Year: | 2024 |
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| Country: | Portugal |
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| Document type: | other |
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| Access type: | open access |
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| Associated institution: | Universidade do Minho |
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| Language: | English |
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| Origin: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
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