Risk of abortion and stillbirth in cow-calf herds exposed to the oil and gas industry in western canada

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-45

  Waldner, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Benzene; Cattle; Hydrogen sulfide; Stillbirth; Sulfur dioxide; Toluene; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; FOSSIL FUEL;

ABORTION; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HERD; MALE; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CATTLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CANADA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 64049102936     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.64.1.29-45     Document Type: Article

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