Trace element concentrations in blood and hair of young apprentices of a technical-professional school

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 205, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 189-199

  Teresa, M ^a   Vasconcelos, S D ^a   Tavares, Helena M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Blood; Hair; Heavy metals; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEAVY METAL; METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STUDENT; WELDING; WELDING FUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEASONS; STEEL; TIME FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WELDING;

EID: 0030882242     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00208-8     Document Type: Article

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