Metal exposure in schoolchildren and working children. A urinary biomonitoring study from Lahore, Pakistan

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 669-677

  Sughis, Muhammad ^a,b,c   Nawrot, Tim S ^a,d   Riaz, Amir ^b   Ikram Dar, Umair ^b   Mahmood, Arshad ^e   Haufroid, Vincent ^f   Nemery, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Centre of Research for Public Health   (Pakistan)

^c Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^d HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e Centre for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment   (Pakistan)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Artisanal brick kilns; Biomonitoring; Carpet weaving; Children; Metals exposure

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; SCHOOL; URINE;

AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; POISONING; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84902816940     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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