Assessment by hair analysis of mercury exposure among mining impacted communities of Mindanao and Palawan, the Philippines

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-31

  Williams, T M ^a   Apostol Jr , A N ^b   Miranda, C R ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Mines and Geosciences Bureau Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Hair analysis; Mercury; Mining; Philippines

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0033948719     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006715304794     Document Type: Article

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