Non-orebody sources are significant contributors to blood lead of some children with low to moderate lead exposure in a major lead mining community

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-230

  Gulson, Brian L ^a,b   Mizon, Karen J ^a,b   Korsch, Michael J ^a   Howarth, Donald ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LYELL MCEWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Lead mine; Sources; Young children

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LACTATION; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029885075     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)05015-9     Document Type: Article

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