Linking empirical estimates of body burden of environmental chemicals and wellness using NHANES data

Environment International

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-65

  Gennings, Chris ^a   Ellis, Rhonda ^b   Ritter, Joseph K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical mixtures; Crosstalk; Pathways; Systems biology; Wellness

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CROSSTALK; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TISSUE;

ADVERSE EFFECT; BIOMONITORING; BODY BURDEN; CHEMICAL MIXTURES; DETECTION LEVELS; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; HUMAN TISSUES; INTERACTION TERM; LOW-LEVEL EXPOSURE; MULTIPLE CLASS; ORGAN SYSTEMS; PATHWAYS; RISK EVALUATION; SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; WELLNESS;

CHEMICAL DETECTION;

DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FURAN; INSECTICIDE; LEAD; MERCURY; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOMONITORING; BODY CONDITION; DETECTION METHOD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 80055016826     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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