Chromium in drinking water: Association with biomarkers of exposure and effect

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 10125-10145

  Sazakli, Eleni ^a   Villanueva, Cristina M ^b,c,d,e   Kogevinas, Manolis ^b,c,d,e,f   Maltezis, Kyriakos ^g   Mouzaki, Athanasia ^a   Leotsinidis, Michalis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^g Health Centre of Aliartos   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomarkers of exposure and effect; Chromium blood; Chromium hair; Chromium oral consumption; Epidemiological study; Health effects

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; SODIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CHROMIUM; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAIR; HEMATOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY BURDEN; CHROMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMIUM HAIR LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GREECE; HABIT; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE; WATER ANALYSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; HAIR; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; GREECE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SODIUM; TRIGLYCERIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84908330594     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111010125     Document Type: Article

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