Residential environmental measurements in the National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS) pilot study in Arizona: Preliminary results for pesticides and VOCs

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 456-470

  Gordon, Sydney M ^a   Callahan, Patrick J ^a   Nishioka, Marcia G ^a   Brinkman, Marielle C ^a   O'Rourke, Mary Kay ^b   Lebowitz, Michael D ^b   Moschandreas, Demetrios J ^c  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal wipes; Exposure; Foundation soil; House dust; Indoor air; National Human Exposure Assessment Survey; Outdoor air; Pesticides; VOCs

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; BENZENE; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMPYLATE; FORMALDEHYDE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHANE;

AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032694614     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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