An evaluation of semi-quantitative test strips for the measurement of nitrate in drinking water in epidemiologic studies

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-148

  Nielsen, Susan Searles ^a   Mueller, Beth A ^a,b   Kuehn, Carrie M ^c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipsticks; Epidemiologic methods; Exposure assessment; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; TAP WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

DRINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRITES; PILOT PROJECTS; REAGENT STRIPS; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WASHINGTON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 39549113233     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500563     Document Type: Article

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