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Genotoxic effects of lead: an updated review.
Environment international - 1 Aug 2010
García-Lestón Julia, Méndez Josefina, Pásaro Eduardo, Laffon Blanca
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Lead is a ubiquitous toxic heavy metal with unique physical and chemical properties that make it suitable for a great variety of applications. Because of its high persistence in the environment and its use since ancient times for many industrial activities, lead is a common environmental and occupational contaminant widely distributed around the world. Even though the toxic effects of lead and its compounds have...
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