Serum dioxin levels in former New Zealand sawmill workers twenty years after exposure to pentachlorophenol (PCP) ceased

Chemosphere

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 962-967

  McLean, David ^a   Eng, Amanda ^a   Walls, Chris ^a,b   Dryson, Evan ^a,b   Harawira, Joe ^c   Cheng, Soo ^a   Wong, Khoon Ching ^a   Mannetje, Andrea 't ^a   Gray, Michelle ^a   Shoemack, Phil ^d   Smith, Allan ^e   Pearce, Neil ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Occupational Medicine Specialists   (New Zealand)

^c Ngatiawa Social and Health Services   (New Zealand)

^d Bay of Plenty District Health Board   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Dioxins; Industrial fungicides; Occupation; Wood workers

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DIOXINS; INDUSTRIAL FUNGICIDES; OCCUPATION; WOOD WORKERS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BODY FLUIDS; EMPLOYMENT; FUNGICIDES; HERBICIDES; LOGGING (FORESTRY); PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; SAWING; SAWMILLS; TIMBER; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOMARKER; CANCER; DIOXIN; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FUNGICIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCP; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERUM; WOOD;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; DIOXINS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TIME FACTORS; WOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 58949084594     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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