Urinary excretion of arsenic species after exposure to arsenic present in drinking water

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-305

  Kurttio, P ^a   Komulainen, H ^a   Hakala, E ^b   Kahelin, H ^c   Pekkanen, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CACODYLIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; METHANEARSONIC ACID;

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MUSCLE CRAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WATER POLLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARSENIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031918485     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900321     Document Type: Article

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