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Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2017, Article ID 6107430, 7 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6107430
Research Article

Urban Lead: Modeling Its Distribution and Effects on Children

Zhixiong Chen,1 Yi Ding,1 Andrew Getz,1 and Bernard Lipat2

1Department of Mathematics, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ 07305-1597, USA
2Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Department, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA

Correspondence should be addressed to Zhixiong Chen; ude.ucjn@nehcz

Received 6 January 2017; Revised 21 April 2017; Accepted 15 May 2017; Published 11 June 2017

Academic Editor: Keshlan S. Govinder

Copyright © 2017 Zhixiong Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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