Cadmium exposure pathways in the Czech urban population

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-19

  Puklova V ^a   Batariova A ^a   Cerna M ^a   Kotlik B ^a   Kratzer, K ^a   Melichercik J ^a   Ruprich, J ^a   Rehurkova I ^a   Spevakova V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Cadmium; Exposure estimate; Pathways of exposure

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DRINKING WATER;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INGESTION; KINDERGARTEN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

BODY FLUIDS; CADMIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 17144432237     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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