Public health implications of hazardous waste sites: Findings, assessment and research

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1131-1138

  De Rosa, C T ^a   Johnson, B L ^a   Fay, M ^a   Hansen, H ^a   Mumtaz, M M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

DRUG MIXTURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; POPULATION RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030291970     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(97)00084-7     Document Type: Article

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