Assessment of lead exposure in Thohoyandou, South Africa

Environmentalist

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Okonkwo, Jonathan O ^a   Maribe, Flora ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lead exposure; South Africa; Thohoyandou

Indexed keywords

EXHAUST EMISSION; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; THOHOYANDOU; WORLD;

EID: 17844362232     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-005-6051-2     Document Type: Article

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