Changes in blood lead levels associated with use of chloramines in water treatment systems

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-225

  Miranda, Marie Lynn ^a   Kim, Dohyeong ^a   Hull, Andrew P ^a   Paul, Christopher J ^a   Overstreet Galeano, M Alicia ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lead levels; Chloramines; GIS; Lead risk; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; DRINKING WATER; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORAMINES; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEAD; NORTH CAROLINA; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33847078829     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9432     Document Type: Article

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