Soil lead at elementary public schools: Comparison between school properties and residential neighbourhoods of New Orleans

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-36

  Higgs, Felicia J ^a   Mielke, Howard W ^a   Brisco, Michelle ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary schools; Inner city Pb; Playground contamination; Residential property pollution; Soil lead

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; LEAD; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032806302     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006552627021     Document Type: Article

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