Levels of dioxins and furans in plasma of nonoccupationally exposed subjects living near a hazardous waste incinerator

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-34

  Agramunt, M Carmen ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Hernandez, Juan M ^b   Domingo, Jose L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Transfusion Center   (Spain)

^c Lab of Toxicol and Environ Health School of Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hazardous waste incinerator; Nonoccupationally exposed subjects; Plasma levels; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD Fs)

Indexed keywords

LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIELD EMISSION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; MALE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 12844255698     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500339     Document Type: Article

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