Elevated levels of PCBs in First Nation Communities of the western James Bay Region of northern Ontario, Canada: The use of correspondence analysis to identify source of exposure

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 903-909

  Tsuji, L J S ^a   Wainman, B C ^b   Martin, I D ^c   Weber, J P ^d   Sutherland, C ^e   Nieboer, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Ian Martin Consultants   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^e Peetabeck Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; SEASHORE;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 30544436542     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0835-4     Document Type: Article

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