Cancer mortality in Chinese populations surrounding an alloy plant with chromium smelting operations

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 329-344

  Kerger, Brent D ^a,f   Butler, William J ^b   Paustenbach, Dennis J ^c   Zhang, JianDong ^d   Li, ShuKun ^e  

^a Health Science Resource Integration   (United States)

^b Environmental Risk Analysis   (United States)

^c CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

^d JinZhou Disease Control and Prevention Station   (China)

^e Benxi Disease Control and Prevention Station   (China)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHINESE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; WATER CONTAMINATION; CHINA; DOSE RESPONSE; METALLURGY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; POPULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ALLOYS; CHINA; CHROMIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; METALLURGY; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 60749106951     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802529898     Document Type: Article

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