Blood lead levels in the battery recycling industry of the metropolitan region of porto alegre, rs;Plumbemia em trabalhadores da indústria de reciclagem de baterias automotivas da grande porto alegre, rs

Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 407-412

  Minozzo, Renato ^a,d   Minozzo, Edson Leandro ^b   Deimling, Luiz Irineu ^c   Santos Mello, Renato ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^b Centro Universitario La Salle   (Brazil)

^c Toxicologia Aplicada da ULBRA   (Brazil)

^d Centro CEP 92310 150   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lead; Lead intoxication; Occupational exposure; Plumbism

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649964720     PISSN: 16762444     EISSN: 16784774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-24442008000600003     Document Type: Article

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