Synthetic turf field investigation in connecticut

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1133-1149

  Simcox, Nancy J ^a   Bracker, Anne ^a   Ginsberg, Gary ^b   Toal, Brian ^b   Golembiewski, Brian ^c   Kurland, Tara ^d   Hedman, Curtis ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b CDC   (United States)

^c Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program   (United States)

^d CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 BUTANONE; 4 METHYL 2 PENTANONE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ACROLEIN; BENZENE; BENZOTHIAZOLE; BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; BUTYLCRESOL; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHLOROBENZENE; DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHYLBENZENE; HEPTANE; HEXANE; NAPHTHALENE; NITROSAMINE; ORTHO XYLENE; PROPYLENE; RUBBER; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL ACETATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GRASS; HEALTH HAZARD; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OUTDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT; SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALTITUDE; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; CONNECTICUT; ELASTOMERS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; LEAD; NAPHTHALENES; NITROSAMINES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; POACEAE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RECYCLING; SEASONS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79961069581     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2011.586941     Document Type: Article

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