Environmental and biomarker measurements in nine homes in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: Multimedia results for pesticides, metals, pahs, and vocs

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 705-732

  Buckley, T J ^a,c   Liddle, J ^b   Ashley, D L ^b   Paschal, D C ^b   Burse, V W ^b   Needham, L L ^b   Akland, G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOMARKERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOUSES; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; POLLUTION DETECTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC RISKS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

METAL; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; BIOMARKER MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARD ANALYSIS; LRGVES; PAH; PESTICIDE; VOC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BREATH ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; URINE LEVEL;

RIO GRANDE VALLEY; TEXAS; USA;

EID: 0030753491     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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