Revised and new reference values for some trace elements in blood and urine for human biomonitoring in environmental medicine

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-73

  Wilhelm, Michael ^a   Ewers, Ulrich ^b   Schulz, Christine ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Hygiene Institute of the Ruhr Area   (Germany)

^c UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Aluminium; Arsenic; Blood; Cadmium; Environmental medicine; German Environmental Survey (GerES); Germany; Human biomonitoring; Lead; Mercury; Nickel; Platinum; Reference values; Selenium; Trace elements; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMALGAM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; GASOLINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; PLATINUM; TAP WATER; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FISH; GERMANY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLLUTANT; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SMOKING; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0347123152     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00260     Document Type: Article

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