Population-based dietary intakes and tap water concentrations for selected elements in the EPA Region V National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS)

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 402-423

  Thomas, Kent W ^a,c   Pellizzari, Edo D ^a   Berry, Maurice R ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cadmium; Dietary retake; Duplicate diet; Elements; Exposure; Lead; Tap water

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; TAP WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032721032     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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