Chemical wastes, children's health, and the Superfund Basic Research Program

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 423-427

  Landrigan, Philip J ^a   Suk, William A ^b   Amler, Robert W ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Pediatric environmental disease; Superfund

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL WASTE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032807883     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107423     Document Type: Review

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