Reference range data for assessing exposure to selected environmental toxicants

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 507-513

  Needham, L L ^a   Patterson, D G ^a   Burse, V W ^a   Paschal, D C ^a   Turner, W E ^a   Hill, R H ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

biologic specimens; dioxins; fisheaters; metals; pesticides; reference ranges

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; URINALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BENZOFURANS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 0029776043     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379601200322     Document Type: Article

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