Reconsideration of methods and standards: Digestion of diaper wipes and use of matrix-matched calibration standards for dust lead analysis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 4532-4536

  Orlova, Anna O ^a   Losh, Lori N ^b   Bannon, Desmond I ^b   Lees, Peter S J ^a   Chisolm Jr , J Julian ^b   Farfel, Mark R ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; CALIBRATION; DUST; FILTRATION; LEAD; NITRIC ACID; REFUSE DIGESTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

DIAPER WIPES; MATRIX-MATCHED CALIBRATION STANDARDS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; DIGESTION; DUST; FILTRATION; SAMPLING; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033572921     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es990369s     Document Type: Article

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