Relationship between soil and dust lead in a lead mining area and blood lead levels

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-186

  Murgueytio, Ana Maria ^a   Evans, R Gregory ^a   Roberts, Daryl ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead; Children; Soil lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MINING; NORMAL HUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MINING; MISSOURI; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0031807230     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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