Evaluation of lead levels in children living near a Los Angeles County battery recycling facility

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 314-317

  Wohl, Amy Rock ^a   Dominguez, Adrian ^a   Flessel, Peter ^b  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental exposure; Lead poisoning; Smelter; Soil

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SMELTER; SOIL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029974541     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104314     Document Type: Article

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