High lead exposures resulting from pottery production in a village in Michoacan State, Mexico

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 343-351

  Hibbert, Robin ^a   Bai, Zhipeng ^b   Navia, Jaime ^c   Kammen, Daniel M ^a,d   Zhang, Junfeng ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Grupo Interdiciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropiada   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic glaze; Mexico; Pb exposure; Pb poisoning; Pottery

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEXICO;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0032835833     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500035     Document Type: Article

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