Dietary characterizations in a study of human exposures in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: II. Household waters

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 693-703

  Berry, Maurice R ^a   Johnson, Lora S ^a   Brenner, Kristen P ^a   Thomas, Kent W ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HOUSES; MICROORGANISMS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; POTABLE WATER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER WELLS;

BENZINIDES; CHLORINATED ACIDS; HALOACETIC ACIDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DRINKING WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARD ANALYSIS; HEALTH EFFECT; LRGVES; POTABLE WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

RIO GRANDE VALLEY; TEXAS; USA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030874133     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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