Review: Lead exposure in battery manufacturing and recycling in developing countries and among children in nearby communities

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 520-532

  Gottesfeld, Perry ^a   Pokhrel, Amod K ^b  

^a Occupational Knowledge International   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

battery; blood lead level; developing countries; lead; recycling; third party certification

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; BLOOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWER SUPPLY; RECYCLING; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RECYCLING;

EID: 79961072854     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.601710     Document Type: Review

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