Evaluation of exposure to trihalomethanes in tap water and semen quality: A prospective study in Wuhan, China

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-63

  Zeng, Qiang ^a   Chen, Yong Zhe ^a   Xu, Liang ^a   Chen, Hai Xia ^a   Luo, Yan ^a   Li, Min ^a   Yue, Jing ^a   Liu, Ai Lin ^a   Li, Yu Feng ^a   Lu, Wen Qing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Exposure; Male; Reproductive health; Semen quality; Trihalomethane uptake

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED TRIHALOMETHANE; CHLOROFORM; TAP WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; BROMINATION; CHINA; CHINESE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPERM; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84897061825     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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