Urban pollution and nickel concentration in serum

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-74

  Tomei, Francesco ^a,b   Rosati, Maria Valeria ^a   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Marchetti, Maria Rosaria ^a   Baccolo, Tiziana Paola ^a   Anzelmo, Vincenza ^b   Tomao, Enrico ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Municipality of Rome ^*  (Italy)

^c IML   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalytic converter; Serum nickel levels; Traffic policemen; Unleaded fuels; Urban pollutants

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URBAN POLLUTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICE; POLLUTANT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0842308915     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120310001616119     Document Type: Article

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