Emissions of lead and zinc from candles with metal-core wicks

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 250, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 37-41

  Nriagu, Jerome O ^a   Kim, Myoung Jin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Candle fumes; Lead emission; Lead exposure; Lead poisoning; Zinc emission

Indexed keywords

LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHILD; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUME; INHALATION; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; FIRES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; ZINC;

EID: 0034709280     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00359-4     Document Type: Article

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