Health effects of benzene exposure among children following a flaring incident at the British petroleum refinery in Texas City

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  D'Andrea, Mark A ^a   Reddy, G Kesava ^a  

^a University Cancer and Diagnostic Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene poisoning; Blood disorders; Chemical exposure; Health impact; Hematological toxicity; Hepatotoxicity; Petroleum refinery; Urinary metabolites of benzene

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BENZENE; HEMOGLOBIN; PETROLEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS FLARING; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OIL INDUSTRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UNITED STATES; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHILD; CREATININE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PETROLEUM; PHENOL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 84893320183     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2013.831511     Document Type: Article

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