Remediation of soil from lead-contaminated kindergartens reduces the amount of lead adhering to children's hands

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 282-288

  Nielsen, Jesper B ^a   Kristiansen, Jesper ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Hand exposure; Kindergarten; Lead; Remediation; Soil

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GRASS; HAND; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINDERGARTEN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL TREATMENT; WEATHER; WOOD CHIP;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 20344405736     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500403     Document Type: Article

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