The blight of pollution keratoconjunctivitis among children in oil-producing industrial areas of Delta State, Nigeria

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 244-248

  Asonye, C C ^a   Bello, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Environment; Eye; Industrialization; Nigeria; Pollution; Pollution keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PETROLEUM; TETRAETHYLLEAD;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; OIL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; POLLUTION; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TEAR FILM;

ADOLESCENT; CARBON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; NIGERIA; PETROLEUM; PREVALENCE; RAIN; SOIL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEARS; TETRAETHYL LEAD;

AFRICA; DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 4344707168     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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