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Absorption, distribution, and excretion of Pb from the body

Key: thin arrows=absorption pathways; bold arrows=excreting pathways; dashed arrows=movement inside the body. The main locations of Pb in the body (blood, bones, soft tissues).

(Source: Charkiewicz AE, Backstrand JR. Lead toxicity and pollution in Poland. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020;17[12]:4385. Creative Commons Attribution [CC-BY] License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)

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