Factors related to dioxin and furan body levels among Michigan workers

Environmental Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 250-256

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

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood serum; Chlorophenols; Dioxin; Furans; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,6,7,8 HEXACHLORDIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOL; 3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; CHLOROPHENOL; DIOXIN; FURAN; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; TRICHLOROPHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIOXIN; FISH; FURAN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCB; PCP; SERUM;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHLORACNE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHLOROPHENOLS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FURANS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

MICHIGAN; MIDLAND COUNTY [MICHIGAN]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549119054     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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