Impact of reduction of lead in gasoline on the blood and hair lead levels in the population of Tarragona Province, Spain, 1990-1995

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-209

  Schuhmacher, M ^a   Belles M ^a   Rico, A ^a   Domingo, J L ^a   Corbella, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Hair lead; Leaded unleaded gasoline; Tarragona Province

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

EID: 0029893589     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05102-9     Document Type: Article

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