Association of arsenic levels in soil and water with urinary arsenic concentration of residents in the vicinity of closed metal mines

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-262

  Cho, YongMin ^a   Seo, SungChul ^a,c   Choi, Seung Hyun ^a   Lee, SeungKil ^a   Kim, KyungHee ^a   Kim, Hae Joon ^b   Choi, Jae Wook ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Arsenic exposure; Closed metal mines; Urinary arsenic

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOUTH KOREA; VERY ELDERLY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARSENIC; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875369028     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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