Laundry dryer lint: A novel matrix for nonintrusive environmental lead screening

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2467-2473

  Mahaffy, Peter G ^a   Martin, Nathaniel I ^a   Newman, Kenneth E ^a   Hohn, Bill ^b   Mikula, Randy J ^c   Munoz, Vicenti A ^c  

^a KING S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b Public Health Division   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LAUNDRY DRYER LINT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREENING;

EID: 0032529375     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es970699h     Document Type: Article

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