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Sex ratio deviation of offspring in the area where exposure to the processing of electronic wastes

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank our research team and the study subjects for their cooperation, understanding and support. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30800281), the technology support project of Tianjin (07ZCGYSF00700), the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (No. 07JCYBJC09200), the Science Research Foundation for Doctor-Subject of High School of the National Education Department (No. 200800231051) and the Development Foundation of Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (No. SF0818, SF0820). We were pleased to thank the www.greenpeace.org.cn for their supply of the two figures.

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  1. Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, 238, Baidi Road, 300192, Tianjin, China

    Qiang Liu, Jia Cao & Fei Yue Fan

  2. Department of Biology, Tianjin Medical University, 1, Guangdong Road, 300070, Tianjin, China

    Ke Qiu Li & Guang Li

  3. Biopharmaceutical Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 92, Weijin Road, 300072, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China

    Hui Zhao

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Qiang Liu and Ke Qiu Li contributed equally to this study and share first authorship.

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Liu, Q., Li, K.Q., Cao, J. et al. Sex ratio deviation of offspring in the area where exposure to the processing of electronic wastes. Environ Sci Pollut Res 17, 247–249 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-009-0271-9

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