Serum concentrations of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans among former Michigan trichlorophenol and pentachlorophenol workers

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 541-548

  Collins, James J ^a   Bodner, Kenneth M ^a   Wilken, Michael ^a   Haidar, Salma ^a   Burns, Carol J ^a   Budinsky, Robert A ^a   Martin, Greg D ^a   Carson, Michael L ^a   Rowlands, J Craig ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Furans; Pentachlorophenol; Trichlorophenol

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,4,6,7,8 HEPTACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 1,2,3,4,7,8 HEXACHLORODIBENZO 1,4 DIOXIN; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; DIBENZODIOXIN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; TRICHLOROPHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; WORKER;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZOFURANS; CHLOROPHENOLS; DIOXINS; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 34548666397     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500558     Document Type: Article

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