Abstract
Study of the environmental pollution (ambient air, drinking water, food and fodder) in southern Ukraine industrial region and study of congenital developmental defects were carried out. 78,678 newborns were examined. The most significant environmental factors responsible for congenital developmental defects, as authors proposed, were the ambient air pollution and environmental radioactivity.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / etiology*
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Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced / etiology*
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Air Pollutants / adverse effects
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Environmental Monitoring
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Environmental Pollutants / adverse effects*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Radioactive Pollutants / adverse effects
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Ukraine
Substances
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Air Pollutants
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Environmental Pollutants
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Radioactive Pollutants