Importance of monitoring family members in establishing sources and pathways of lead in blood

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 188, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 173-182

  Gulson, Brian L ^a,b   Mizon, Karen J ^a,b   Korsch, Michael J ^b   Howarth, Donald ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Esperance Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Blood; Children; Dust; Isotopes; Lead; Occupation; Ore; Paint; Petrol; Soil

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030580033     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05170-4     Document Type: Article

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