Geochemistry of Bulgarian soils in villages affected and not affected by Balkan endemic nephropathy: A pilot study

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 193-196

  Long, D T ^a   Icopini, G ^a   Ganev, V ^a   Petropoulos, E ^a   Havezov, I ^a   Voice, T ^a   Chou, K ^a   Spassov, A ^a   Stein, A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN); Environment; Health; ICP MS; Metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; NITRIC ACID; SELENIUM;

BULGARIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOLOGY; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOIL;

EID: 0034946203     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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