Monitoring potential neurotoxic effects of hazardous waste disposal
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Monitoring potential neurotoxic effects of hazardous waste disposal
This report reviews neurotoxicological principles relevant to situations of hazardous waste disposal. Some of the diagnostic techniques currently used for field assessment of nervous system dysfunction are critically evaluated. These include nerve conduction velocity, evoked potentials, neuropsychological testing and use of the Optacon.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.834861