Methyl isothiocyanate residential community air assessment for South Franklin County, Washington

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-21

  Merriman, J H ^a   Hebert, V R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYLISOTHIOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; METHAM; PESTICIDE; THIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; PESTICIDES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIOCARBAMATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34249752654     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9009-x     Document Type: Article

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