Progress in effects of arsenic on children's health
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2011.05.009
- VernacularTitle:砷对儿童健康影响的研究进展
- Author:
Li HUI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Arsenic;
Children;
Health
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2011;38(5):452-455
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The health hazards of arsenic are various. Since children are in the period of rapid growth and development, nervous system is more vulnerable to the arsenic exposure in the environment.Not only does it increase the incidence of the corresponding disease in each system, but also results in neurotoxicological impairments including poor cognitive performance and disturbances in visual perception, psychomotor speed, attention, speech and memory. The progress in the field of effects of arsenic on children's health were reviewed in this article, it introduced the background of arsenic, human exposure pathways, metabolism of the human body,health hazards to children and biological monitoring.
