Blood and breath analyses as biological indicators of exposure to trihalomethanes in indoor swimming pools

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 155-163

  Aggazzotti, G ^a   Fantuzzi, G ^a   Righi, E ^a   Predieri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Exposure; Swimming pools; Trihalomethanes (THMs)

Indexed keywords

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING POOL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0032581085     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00174-0     Document Type: Article

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