Toxicity assessment of unintentional exposure to multiple chemicals

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-113

  Mumtaz, M M ^a   Ruiz, P ^a,b   De Rosa, C T ^a  

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

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical mixtures; Hazardous; Pollutants; Public health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; ASPHALT; CADMIUM; COAL TAR; COTININE; DIESEL FUEL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; KEROSENE; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; MINERAL OIL; PESTICIDE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTAMINATION; DANGEROUS GOODS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FUME; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; LIVER TOXICITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TOXICITY; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 34548404819     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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