Biomonitoring and work related symptoms among garbage handling workers

Annals of Agriculture and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-112

  Sigsgaard, Torben ^a   Hansen, Jens C ^a   Malmros, Per ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Danish Working Environment Service   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dust; Endotoxin; Garbage; Heavy metals; Household waste; Moulds; Organic dust; Recycling; Skin symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002555680     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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