Perchlorate exposure from food crops produced in the lower Colorado River region

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-368

  Sanchez, Charles A ^a   Barraj, Leila M ^b   Blount, Benjamin C ^c   Scrafford, Carolyn G ^b   Valentin Blasini, Liza ^c   Smith, Kimberly M ^b   Krieger, Robert I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Food crops; Lower Colorado River; Perchlorate

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PERCHLORATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFANT; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD; HUMANS; PERCHLORIC ACID;

EID: 67349108046     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2008.26     Document Type: Article

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