Neurotoxicity from airborne chemicals around a superfund site

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 92-99

  Kilburn, Kaye H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Neuro Text Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Choice reaction time; Oil reprocessing; Psychomotor speed; Toxic waste

Indexed keywords

OIL; VOLATILE AGENT;

HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SUPERFUND; WASTE FACILITY;

ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; WASTE DISPOSAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032599727     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3971     Document Type: Article

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