Environmental source of arsenic exposure

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 253-257

  Chung, Jin Yong ^a   Yu, Seung Do ^b   Hong, Young Seoub ^a,c  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic exposure; Cosmetics; Drinking water; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COSMETIC; DRINKING WATER; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUST GAS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; COSMETICS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84924874789     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.14.036     Document Type: Article

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