Hexavalent chromium in Texas drinking water

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 423-424

  Honeycutt, Michael E ^a  

^a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER;

BIOASSAY; HEALTH HAZARD; LETTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 78751692324     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq347     Document Type: Letter

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