First detection of lead in black paper from intraoral film. An environmental concern

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 855-860

  Guedes, Débora F C ^a   Silva, Reginaldo S ^a   da Veiga, Márcia A M S ^a   Pecora, Jesus D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intraoral film; Lead; Waste

Indexed keywords

BACK-SCATTERED; ELECTRON MODES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; INTRAORAL FILM; LEAD CONTAMINATION; LEAD CONTENT; LEAD DETERMINATION; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; PB CONTAMINATION; PRELIMINARY TREATMENT; SECONDARY ELECTRONS; SEM IMAGING; SEM-EDS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTAMINATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD ALLOYS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NITRIC ACID; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LEAD;

LEAD; NITRIC ACID;

LEAD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAORAL DENTAL FILM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL RECOVERY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY FILM; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ACIDS; DENTAL MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROWAVES; PAPER; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; X-RAY FILM;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69249229531     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.05.047     Document Type: Article

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