Nevada desert dust with heavy metals suppresses IgM antibody production
Systemic health effects from exposure to a complex natural dust containing heavy metals from the Nellis Dunes Recreation Area (NDRA) near Las Vegas, NV, were evaluated. Several toxicological parameters were examined following lung exposure to emissive dust from three geologic sediment types heavily...
Main Authors: | Deborah E. Keil, Brenda Buck, Dirk Goossens, Brett McLaurin, Lacey Murphy, Mallory Leetham-Spencer, Yuanxin Teng, James Pollard, Russell Gerads, Jamie C. DeWitt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Toxicology Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750018300465 |
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