Direct measurement of perchlorate exposure biomarkers in a highly exposed population: A pilot study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  English, Paul ^a   Blount, Ben ^b   Wong, Michelle ^a   Copan, Lori ^a   Olmedo, Luis ^c   Patton, Sharyle ^d   Haas, Robert ^a   Atencio, Ryan ^e   Xu, Juhua ^a   Valentin Blasini, Liza ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Comité Cívico del Valle ^*  (United States)

^d Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies   (United States)

^e El Centro   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IODIDE; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; THIOCYANATE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PERCHLORIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAIRY PRODUCT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RIVER; URINE; VEGETABLE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLORADO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCHLORIC ACID; PILOT PROJECTS; RIVERS; VEGETABLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952334166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017015     Document Type: Article

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