Enrichment and exposure of particulate lead in a traffic environment in India

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-306

  Sharma, Rajnikant ^a   Pervez, Shamsh ^a  

^a Govt VYT PostgradAutonomous Col ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Blood lead level; Enrichment factor; Particulate lead; Traffic personnel

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; EXHAUST EMISSION; HEALTH RISK; LEAD;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INDIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

INDIA;

EID: 0042824198     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024520522083     Document Type: Article

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