House dust as possible route of environmental exposure to cadmium and lead in the adult general population

Environmental Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-37

  Hogervorst, Janneke ^a   Plusquin, Michelle ^b   Vangronsveld, Jaco ^a   Nawrot, Tim ^b   Cuypers, Ann ^a   Van Hecke, Etienne ^b   Roels, Harry A ^c   Carleer, Robert ^a   Staessen, Jan A ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Environmental exposure; House dust; Lead; Soil; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; LEAD;

BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; DUST; FOOD; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENT POPULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 33845461432     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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