Xijin Xu

TL;DR: It appeared that there was correlation between the BLLs in children and numbers of e-waste workshops, however, no significant difference in Hgb level or physical indexes was found between the two towns.

TL;DR: There are close relationships between the BLLs, BCLs in children and the primitive e-waste recycling activities in Guiyu.

TL;DR: Heavy metals influence a number of diverse systems and organs, resulting in both acute and chronic effects on children's health, ranging from minor upper respiratory irritation to chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, urinary and reproductive disease, as well as aggravation of pre-existing symptoms and disease.

TL;DR: PBDE levels significantly differed in neonates by normal birth and adverse birth outcomes including stillbirth, low birth weight, and premature delivery, which still needs to be evaluated in larger epidemiological studies.

TL;DR: Investigation of concentrations of heavy metals in placenta from Guiyu and compared them with those from a control area where no e-waste processing occurs showed that there was correlation between PCPb and residence in e-Waste recycling area and a negative correlation betweenPCNi and gestational age was found.