Environmental and childhood lead contamination in the proximity of boat-repair yards in southern Thailand-I: Pattern and factors related to soil and household dust lead levels

Environmental Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 294-303

  Maharachpong, Nipa ^a   Geater, Alan ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Boat repair; Dust lead; Soil lead; Spatial analysis; Thailand

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BLOOD; DUST; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; SOIL POLLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTAMINATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KRIGING; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SHIPS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; THAILAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 33646858297     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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