Dioxin furan blood lipid and attic dust concentrations in populations living near four wood treatment facilities in the United States

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 34-46

  Feng, L ^a   Wu, C ^a   Tam, L ^a   Sutherland, A J ^a   Clark, J J ^a   Rosenfeld, P E ^a  

^a Soil Water Air Protection Enterprise SWAPE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DIOXIN; DUST; FURAN; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DIOXINS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FURANS; HOUSING; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551715243     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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