Potential health impacts of heavy-metal exposure at the Tar Creek Superfund site, Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-59

  Neuberger, John S ^a   Hu, Stephen C ^b   Drake, K David ^c   Jim, Rebecca ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d LEAD Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazardous wastes; Health studies; Lead; Mining wastes; Superfund site

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; MORTALITY RISK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUPERFUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; MORTALITY; OKLAHOMA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; OTTAWA COUNTY [OKLAHOMA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149279510     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9154-0     Document Type: Article

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