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Arsenic exposure in children living near a former copper smelter

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  1. Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, USA

    Suzanne Binder

  2. Office of Health Assessment, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control, USA

    Dave Forney

  3. Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, USA

    Wendy Kaye

  4. Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 30333, Atlanta, Georgia

    Dan Paschal

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Binder, S., Forney, D., Kaye, W. et al. Arsenic exposure in children living near a former copper smelter. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 114–121 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691798

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