Trace elements in water and congenital malformations of the central nervous system in South Wales

Morton, M. S., Elwood, Peter Creighton and Abernethy, M. 1976. Trace elements in water and congenital malformations of the central nervous system in South Wales. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 30 (1) , pp. 36-39. 10.1136/jech.30.1.36

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Abstract

The concentrations of 20 trace elements were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry on representative samples of tap-water collected from 48 local authority areas in South Wales. The associations between twelve trace elements and central nervous system (CNS) malformation rates for the 48 areas were examined. Significant correlations for four trace elements were observed. Of these, Al was positively correlated while for the remaining three-Ca, Ba, and Cu-negative associations were found. Regression analysis of the data suggested that the relationships between Ba and Cu with CNS malformation rates were improtant than those of Al and Ca.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing
ISSN:	0143-005x
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2023 01:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/73246

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