Lead (Pb) in biota and perceptions of Pb exposure at a recently designated superfund beach site in New Jersey

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

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 272-287

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b,d   Gochfeld, Michael ^a,b,c,d   Jeitner, Christian ^a   Donio, Mark ^a,b   Pittfield, Taryn ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MERCURY;

ALGA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEASHORE;

ANIMALS; BAYS; CHLOROPHYTA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEAD; MERCURY; NEW JERSEY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUCUS; INVERTEBRATA; MENIDIA; ULVA;

EID: 84859192685     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.652058     Document Type: Article

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