Urinary cadmium concentrations in a population downstream: From a zinc mining area in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-78

  Chaiwonga, Sanhawat ^a   Sthiannopkao, Suthipong ^b   Supanpaiboon, Wisa ^c   Chuenchoojit, Supaporn ^c   Pupatwibul, Kanungnit ^c   Poodendaen, Chanasorn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Mae Sot District; Population 9 15 years old; Tak Province; Urinary cadmium; Zinc mining

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CREATININE; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MINING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URINE; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THAILAND; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CADMIUM; CHILD; CREATININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINING; SEX FACTORS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THAILAND; ZINC;

MAE SOT; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; TAK; THAILAND;

EID: 84871642792     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9466-y     Document Type: Article

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