A field comparison of two methods for sampling lead in household dust

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-112

  Rich, David Q ^a   Yiin, Lih Ming ^a   Rhoads, George G ^a   Glueck, Deborah H ^b   Weisel, Clifford ^a   Lioy, Paul J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearance values; Dust; HUD dust wipe; Lead; LWW sampler; Sampling

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HOUSE DUST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAD POISONING; PREDICTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0032716079     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500006     Document Type: Article

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