A pilot study determining hair arsenic and lead levels in residents of a community established on a former landfill in Puerto Rico

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 572-576

  Moreno Santini, Vanessa ^a   Mansilla Rivera, Imar ^a   García Rodríguez, Omar ^a   Rodríguez Sierra, Carlos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Hair; Lead; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; HAIR; HEALTH CONCERNS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDIES; PUERTO RICO; REFERENCE VALUES; RESIDENTIAL SOIL;

ARSENIC; LEAD; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUERTO RICO; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; ARSENIC; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LEAD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUERTO RICO; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84867581745     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0715-7     Document Type: Article

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