Lead loadings in household dust in Delhi, India

Indoor Air

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 414-420

  Kumar, A ^a   Scott Clark, C ^b  

^a Toxics Link   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Delhi; Dust; Exposure; Lead loading; Wipe

Indexed keywords

FLOORS; LOADING;

ARITHMETIC MEAN; DELHI; DUST SAMPLES; EXPOSURE; GEOMETRIC MEAN; HOUSEHOLD DUSTS; LEAD CONTENT; LEAD LOADING; WIPE;

DUST;

LEAD; PAINT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEAD POISONING; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; PAINT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349197681     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2009.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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