TY - JOUR AU - Sanders, Alison P. AU - Desrosiers, Tania A. AU - Warren, Joshua L. AU - Herring, Amy H. AU - Enright, Dianne AU - Olshan, Andrew F. AU - Meyer, Robert E. AU - Fry, Rebecca C. PY - 2014 DA - 2014/09/15 TI - Association between arsenic, cadmium, manganese, and lead levels in private wells and birth defects prevalence in North Carolina: a semi-ecologic study JO - BMC Public Health SP - 955 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Toxic metals including arsenic, cadmium, manganese, and lead are known human developmental toxicants that are able to cross the placental barrier from mother to fetus. In this population-based study, we assess the association between metal concentrations in private well water and birth defect prevalence in North Carolina. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-955 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-14-955 ID - Sanders2014 ER -