Low-level toxicity of chemicals: No acceptable levels?

PLoS Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Lanphear, Bruce P ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BENZENE; LEAD; RADON; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKEMIA; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MESOTHELIOMA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO; ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 85039561795     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2003066     Document Type: Article

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