[Evaluating fluorine effects in children of Irkutsk area].
The authors studied connection between exposure to fluorine compounds and fluorides excretion. Average fluorine content of urine and hair samples of children exceeds the reference values. Ambient air and soil pollution with fluorine was proved to be an important health risk factor for urban children in Irkutsk region.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D018876:Environmental Illness / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005461:Fluorine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D005461:Fluorine