National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC, US
Abstract
The article provides detailed information from a study that suggests environmental exposure to airborne manganese (Mn) is neurotoxic, especially when inhaled, and is inversely associated with intellectual function in young school-age children. Entering into the body through the lungs, airborne Mn may access the brain directly through olfactory uptake. This cross-sectional study measured the environmental exposure to airborne Mn resulting from mining and processing in Hidalgo State in central Mexico, and explored its association with the intellectual function of school-age children
