Hazardous chemicals in synthetic turf materials and their bioaccessibility in digestive fluids

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 600-607

  Zhang, Junfeng ^a   Han, In Kyu ^a,b   Zhang, Lin ^a   Crain, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccessibility; Heavy metals; Lead; PAHs; Synthetic turf

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYETHYLENE; RUBBER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FRACTIONATION; HEALTH HAZARD; INTESTINE FLUID; MATERIALS; SALIVA; STOMACH JUICE; SYNTHETIC FIBER; TURFGRASS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BODY FLUIDS; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 54349127786     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2008.55     Document Type: Article

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