Derivation of a target concentration of Pb in soil based on elevation of adult blood pressure

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-210

  Stern, Alan H ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

blood lead; blood pressure; hypertension; Lead; PbB; soil

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

ADULT EXPOSURE; BLOOD LEAD CONCENTRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REFERENCE DOSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TARGET CONCENTRATION;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HYPERTENSION; LEAD POISONING; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030130988     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb01450.x     Document Type: Article

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