| Title: |
Internal exposure to pollutants and body size in Flemish adolescents and adults: Associations and dose–response relationships
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> journal article
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| Country: |
Belgium
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| Year: |
2010 |
| Availability: |
Environment International 36 330–337
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Dhooge, W.
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Den Hond, E., Koppen, G. et al.
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Human health
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Toxicological information
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Persistent Organic Pollutants
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| Short description: |
A recent study has investigated how exposure to a variety of environmental pollutants, including heavy metals and chlorinated compounds, affects the
height and body mass index (BMI) of local communities. It found that some pollutants could be causing reduced height and BMI, which can be
explained in part by the pollutants' disrupting effects on the hormonal system.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 11/03/2011
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