Health Impacts of Lead
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Biomonitoring and Lead in Teeth
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Lead in the Environment
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Lead Acid Battery Smelters
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Exide Reality & Research
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Johnston, J. E., Franklin, M., Roh, H., Austin, C., & Arora, M. (2019). Lead and Arsenic in Shed Deciduous Teeth of Children Living Near a Lead-Acid Battery Smelter. Environ Sci Technol, 53(10), 6000-6006. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b00429
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