Environmental contamination by HCH in the 'Cidade dos Meninos', state of Rio de Janeiro

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-25

  Brilhante, O Magno ^a   Oliveira, R Maria ^a  

^a Sanitation and Environ Hlth Dept   (Brazil)

Author keywords

blood; Brazil; hexachlorocyclohexane; pesticide; soil

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION EVENT;

BRAZIL, RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, CIDADE DOS MENINOS;

EID: 0029662566     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129609356868     Document Type: Article

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