Volatile organic compound testing of a population living near a hazardous waste site

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-255

  Hamar, G Brent ^a   Mcgeehin, Michael A ^a,b   Phifer, Betty L ^a   Ashley, David L ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Exposure; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACETONE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BUTANONES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0029999193     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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