Heavy metals in toys and low-cost jewelry: Critical review of U.S. and Canadian legislations and recommendations for testing

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4265-4274

  Guney, Mert ^a   Zagury, Gerald J ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCESSIBILITY; CRITICAL REVIEW; EU LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; IN-VITRO; LEAD EXPOSURE; LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; METAL BIOAVAILABILITY; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTAMINATION; RESEARCH NEEDS; TESTING PROCEDURE; TOXIC ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; BIOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; COSTS; HEAVY METALS; METALS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

METAL TESTING;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; PAINT; PHTHALIC ACID; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SELENIUM; TIN; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; COMMODITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TESTING METHOD; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN UNION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; JEWELRY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PICA; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRODUCT SAFETY; RECREATION; SKIN ABSORPTION; STOMACH JUICE; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CANADA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; JEWELRY; METALS, HEAVY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859845798     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203470x     Document Type: Article

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