The association of reported respiratory symptoms among children in Malaysia with particulate matter exposure in municipal solid waste landfills

• Main Authors: Jamaluddin, Dora Esphylin, Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Hashim, Zailina, Zainal Abidin, Emilia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66136/1/2018080308584301_MJMHS_Aug_2018.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66136/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2018080308584301_MJMHS_Aug_2018.pdf

Background: Prolonged exposure of heavy metals in the respirable particulate matter (PM10) from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills may affect children health. Objective: To investigate the association of reported respiratory symptom with heavy metals in PM10, with heavy metals in fingernails amon...