Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and trace metals in the blood of nonoccupationally exposed residents living in the vicinity of a municipal solid waste incinerator and electric arc furnace

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 731-740

  Chen, Yan Min ^a   Lin, Yuan Chung ^b   Wu, Tzi Yi ^a   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^c,d   Ma, Wen Feng ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; HEALTH; METALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BLOOD LEVELS; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; OLDER FEMALE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; DIBENZODIOXIN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; LEAD; TRACE METAL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FURNACE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE;

EID: 77954587521     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.60.6.731     Document Type: Article

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