A stochastic exposure assessment model to estimate vanadium intake by beef cattle used as sentinels for the South African vanadium mining industry

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 167-184

  Gummow, B ^a   Kirsten, W F A ^b   Gummow, R J ^c   Heesterbeek, J A P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle; Environmental epidemiology; Model; Pollution; Transition metals and exposure assessment; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRACE ELEMENTS; VANADIUM;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33744468182     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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