Health hazards by lead exposure: Evaluation using ASV and XRF

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 249-254

  Herman, D'souza Sunil ^a   Geraldine, Menezes ^a   Scott, Clark C ^b   Venkatesh, Thuppil ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blood lead levels; DPASV; health hazards; XRF

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOIL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DUST; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAINT; SOIL; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33746921233     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233706th266oa     Document Type: Article

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