Urinary concentrations of dialkylphosphate metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3063-3098

  Barr, Dana Boyd ^a   Wong, Lee Yang ^b   Bravo, Roberto ^b   Weerasekera, Gayanga ^b   Odetokun, Martins ^b   Restrepo, Paula ^b   Kim, Do Gyun ^b   Fernandez, Carolina ^b   Whitehead Jr , Ralph D ^b   Perez, Jose ^b   Gallegos, Maribel ^b   Williams, Bryan L ^b   Needham, Larry L ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialkylphosphate; NHANES; Organophosphorus; Pesticide; Urine

Indexed keywords

DIALKYLPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; DIETHYLTHIOPHOSPHATE; DITHIOPHOSPHORIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; O,O DIMETHYLTHIOPHOSPHORIC ACID; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHOSPHORIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHOSPHORODITHIOIC ACID O,O DIETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 80052170290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8083063     Document Type: Article

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