Reference values for lead, cadmium and mercury in the blood of adults from the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, Brazil

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 243-249

  Kuno, Rúbia ^a   Roquetti, Maria Helena ^a   Becker, Kerstin ^b   Seiwert, Margarete ^b   Gouveia, Nelson ^c  

^a Secretaria do Estado do Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cadmium blood; Environmental health; Environmental monitoring; Environmental quality; Lead blood; Mercury blood; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CADMIUM; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875365674     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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