Environmental exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) among older residents of upper Hudson River communities

Environmental Research

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 352-360

  Fitzgerald, Edward F ^a   Belanger, Erin E ^b   Gomez, Marta I ^b   Hwang, Syni an ^b   Jansing, Robert L ^c   Hicks, Heraline E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish consumption; Hazardous waste; Inhalation; PCBs; Superfund

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGED; ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POWER PLANTS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FORT EDWARD; GLENS FALLS; HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WARREN COUNTY [NEW YORK];

EID: 34249828638     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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