Lead and cadmium exposure from contaminated soil among residents of a farm area near an industrial site

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 278-282

  Alonso, Eva ^a   Cambra, Koldo ^a   Martinez, Teresa ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Contaminated soil; Farm area; Industrial site; Lead

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; URINE LEVEL; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0034918870     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604454     Document Type: Article

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