Short-term elemental mercury exposures at three Arizona schools: Public health lessons learned

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-187

  Gordon, Assaf T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Elemental mercury; School; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MERCURIALISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARIZONA; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 2942525071     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120030944     Document Type: Article

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