Biochemical study of retired pentachlorophenol workers with and without following dietary exposure to PCDD/Fs

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 813-819

  Chang, J W ^a   Chen, H L ^b   Su, H J ^a,c   Liao, P C ^a,c   Lee, C C ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biochemistry examination; PCDD Fs; Retired workers; Sodium pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

FISH; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; UREA;

BIOCHEMISTRY EXAMINATIONS; CONTAMINATED WASTEWATER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCDD/FS; RETIRED WORKERS; SODIUM PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

CREATINE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; LIPID; PENTACHLOROPHENATE SODIUM; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCDD; PCDF; PCP; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENT POPULATION; SERUM; UREA; WASTEWATER; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENSIONER; POND; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

TAINAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 84861658543     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.087     Document Type: Article

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