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Metal(Loid) Levels in Biological Matrices from Human Populations Exposed to Mining Contamination—Panasqueira Mine (Portugal)

Patrícia Coelho National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Solange Costa National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department, Porto, Portugal
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Susana Silva National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department, Porto, Portugal
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Alan Walter Trace Element Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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James Ranville Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
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Ana C. A. Sousa Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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Carla Costa National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department, Porto, Portugal
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Marta Coelho National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department, Porto, Portugal
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Julia García-Lestón Toxicology Unit, Department of Psychobiology, University of A Coruña, Edificio de Servicios Centrales de Investigación, A Coruña, Spain
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M. Ramiro Pastorinho Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA; Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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Blanca Laffon Toxicology Unit, Department of Psychobiology, University of A Coruña, Edificio de Servicios Centrales de Investigación, A Coruña, Spain
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Eduardo Pásaro Toxicology Unit, Department of Psychobiology, University of A Coruña, Edificio de Servicios Centrales de Investigación, A Coruña, Spain
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Chris Harrington Trace Element Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Andrew Taylor Trace Element Laboratory, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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João Paulo Teixeira National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department, Porto, Portugal
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Pages 893-908 | Published online: 12 Jul 2012

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