Elevated blood-lead levels in first nation people of Northern Ontario Canada: Policy implications

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-18

  Tsuji, L J S ^a   Wainman, B C ^b   Martin, I D ^c   Weber, J P ^d   Sutherland, C ^e   Liberda, E N ^a   Nieboer, E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Ian Martin Consultants   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^e HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood lead; First Nations; Lead shotshell; Northern Canada

Indexed keywords

BLOOD-LEAD LEVELS; LEAD SHOTSHELLS; NORTHERN CANADA;

BIODIVERSITY; BLOOD; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

LEAD;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; BULLET; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAME BIRD; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POLICY; POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INUITS; LEAD; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

AVES;

EID: 38149117041     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9281-9     Document Type: Article

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