A preliminary study to evaluate the exposure of human fetus to heavy metals in the umbilical cord blood in Syria
Maryana Kabbaa,
Ekbal Fadel,
Flora Mayhoub
Abstract:The environmental situation in Syria needs a comprehensive assessment, especially in light of the conditions it has been experiencing for thirteen years, which have exacerbated pollution with heavy metals (HM) in various regions, including the coastal one. This preliminary and first survey in Syria aims to evaluate the exposure of human fetus in the population to HM by measuring the toxic metals spread in the coastal environment in the umbilical cord blood (UCB), which are lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd)… Show more
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