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Record Nr.

UNINA9910696219903321

Titolo

Final report [[electronic resource] ] : serum dioxin levels in residents of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, Ga. : , : Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies, Health Investigations Branch, , [2005]

Descrizione fisica

156 pages : digital, PDF file

Altri autori (Persone)

HendersonAlden

Soggetti

Dioxins - blood

Environmental Exposure - analysis

Industrial Waste - analysis

Statistics.

Louisiana

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 29, 2007).

Authors: Alden Henderson... [et al.].

"October 2005."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This investigation was conducted to better characterize the nature and extent of exposure to dioxin among residents of Calcasieu Parish. Study participants were selected from a residential area surrounding the petrochemical industries located near the Calcasieu Estuary. People living in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, comprised the comparison group in this investigation.