HCH and DDT in surface extractable skin lipid as a measure of human exposure in India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 238-244

  Dua, V K ^a   Pant, C S ^a   Sharma, V P ^b   Pathak, G K ^c  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^c D A V COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; LINDANE; SKIN LIPID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA;

BODY BURDEN; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACE; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN;

EID: 0031907122     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900616     Document Type: Article

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