A newly recognized occupational hazard for US electronic recycling facility workers: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-440

  Schecter, Arnold ^a   Colacino, Justin A ^a   Harris, T Robert ^a   Shah, Nirav ^a   Brummitt, Sharon I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RECYCLING; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 68049098206     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31819b8c09     Document Type: Article

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