Accidental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in waste cargo after heavy seas. Global waste transport as a source of PCB exposure

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 125-135

  Budnik, Lygia Therese ^a,d   Wegner, Ralf ^a   Rogall, Ulrich ^b   Baur, Xaver ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Consultant in Occupational Medicine ^*  (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accidental exposure; Chlorophenols; Clinical and laboratory diagnosis; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB); RADS; Seafarers

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLORACNE; DUST; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEA; SHIP; URINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLORACNE; CHLOROPHENOLS; DUST; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SHIPS;

EID: 84898597855     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0841-x     Document Type: Article

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