Children's personal exposure to PM10 and associated metals in urban, rural and mining activity areas

Chemosphere

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-133

  Hinwood, Andrea ^a   Callan, Anna C ^a   Heyworth, Jane ^b   McCafferty, Peter ^c   Sly, Peter D ^d  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Forensic Science Laboratory   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological measures; Children; Iron ore dust; Metals; Personal exposure; PM10

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE CONTROLS; HEALTH RISKS; IRON ORES; METALS;

BIOLOGICAL MEASURES; CHILDREN; MANGANESE CONCENTRATION; NICKEL CONCENTRATIONS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; PM10; PM10 CONCENTRATION; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE;

RURAL AREAS;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL;

ABSORPTION; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MINING INDUSTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MINING; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; SEASON; URBAN AREA; URINALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MEASURES; CHILDREN; IRON ORE DUST; METALS; PERSONAL EXPOSURE; PM10;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84901432629     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.02.071     Document Type: Article

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