Levels of metals and organic substances in workers at a hazardous waste incinerator: A follow-up study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-528

  Mari, Montse ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Hazardous waste incinerator; Metals; Organic substances; Workers

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BENZOFURANS; CHLOROPHENOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PYRENES; SPAIN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 61349133514     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0350-0     Document Type: Article

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