Evaluation of cumulative PCB exposure estimated by a job exposure matrix versus PCB serum concentrations
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Evaluation of cumulative PCB exposure estimated by a job exposure matrix versus PCB serum concentrations.
Although polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been banned in many countries for more than three decades, exposures to PCBs continue to be of concern due to their long half-lives and carcinogenic effects. In National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studies, we are using semiquantitative plant-specific job exposure matrices (JEMs) to estimate historical PCB exposures for workers (n ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0944-1344,1614-7499
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1574-4