Serum PCDD/F concentration distribution in residents living in the vicinity of an incinerator and its association with predicted ambient dioxin exposure

Chemosphere

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1421-1429

  Chen, H L ^a   Su, H J ^b   Liao, P C ^b   Chen, C H ^b   Lee, C C ^b  

^a Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Dioxin; Incinerator; PCDD Fs; Serum

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; POPULATION STATISTICS; WASTE INCINERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DIOXIN EXPOSURE;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

DIOXIN; INCINERATION; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCINERATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; TAIWAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 0742289482     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.10.033     Document Type: Article

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