What do the trace metal contents of urine and toenail samples from Qatar[U+05F3]s farm workers bioindicate?

Environmental Research

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-94

  Kuiper, Nora ^a   Rowell, Candace ^a   Nriagu, Jerome ^b   Shomar, Basem ^a  

^a HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Farm workers; Toenails; Trace elements; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ELEMENT; GROUND WATER; TRACE METAL;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; TRACE METAL; URINE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; TOE NAIL; URINALYSIS; WORKER;

QATAR;

BIOMONITORING; FARM WORKERS; TOENAILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; URINE;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; QATAR; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897830449     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.02.011     Document Type: Article

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