Monitoring internal exposure to metals and organic substances in workers at a hazardous waste incinerator after 3 years of operation

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Agramunt, M Carmen ^a   Domingo, Angels ^a   Domingo, Jose L ^a   Corbella, Jacinto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hazardous waste incinerator; Heavy metals; Organic substances; Plasma levels; Urinary levels; Workers

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOL; 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOL; 2,4,6 TRICHLOROPHENOL; 2,5 DICHLOROPHENOL; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; VANADIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0242486368     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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