Indicators of trace-element status of children living in rural areas.
The content of essential and toxic elements, except beryllium and mercury, in the hair of examined children (girls aged 7-9 years) is within the biologically acceptable levels set by WHO. The data on the content of essential trace elements suggest that urgent measures aimed at normalization of the elemental status of children are required.
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Health of the Tatar State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Kazan, Russia.
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Egerev
D002648:Child; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D012426:Russia; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements; D014873:Water Pollutants