Arsenic levels in fingernails as a biological indicator of exposure to arsenic

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1990, Pages 646-651

  Agahian, Behnaz ^a   Lee, Jeffrey S ^a   Nelson, James H ^a   Johns, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GOLD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; MINING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ARSENIC; GOLD; HUMAN; MINING; NAILS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0025646586     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298669091370293     Document Type: Article

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