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Environmental manganese exposure in residents living near a ferromanganese refinery in Southeast Ohio: a pilot study.
Neurotoxicology - 1 Sept 2010
Haynes Erin N, Heckel Pamela, Ryan Patrick, Roda Sandy, Leung Yuet-Kin, Sebastian Kelly, Succop Paul
Abstract excerpt
Manganese (Mn) is an essential element, yet is neurotoxic in excess. The majority of Mn research has been conducted on occupationally exposed adults with few studies focused on an environmentally exposed population. Marietta, OH is home to one of the largest airborne Mn emission sources in the United States, a ferromanganese refinery. In preparation for a community-based participatory research study, a...
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