Mechanisms of children's soil exposure
| Autor: | Andrew D. Gailey, Sara Perl Egendorf, Howard W. Mielke, Aubrey E. Schachter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pollution
SOIL EXPOSURE media_common.quotation_subject Microbiota Child Health General Medicine Environmental Exposure Health outcomes Soil contamination Environmental health Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Environmental science Humans Soil Pollutants Microbiome Water pollution media_common |
| Zdroj: | Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care. 50(1) |
| ISSN: | 1538-3199 |
| Popis: | Pollution is a concerning and highly studied area, especially in the arena of children's health. The focus of this concern, however, is typically limited to air and water pollution, leaving an important source under-studied and out of the concern of the general public. Soil pollution provides a unique threat to children's health, due to their increased exposure and susceptibility to its contaminants. The microbiome of a child is developed prior to birth and continues to evolve over their lifetime with each encounter to the outside world. The environment a child inhabits directly affects their microbiome and their overall health, and through interactions with contaminated soil, a child can accumulate adverse health outcomes. The aim of this article is to summarize the methods by which soil becomes contaminated and how children become exposed to the resulting toxicants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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