Predictors of Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane blood levels among people living close to a chemical plant and an illegal dumping site
Abstract Background Hexachlorocyclohexane is a synthetic chemical with several isomers, including β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH). In 2005, a large contamination of crude milk from some bovine farms along the Sacco River (Central Italy) was detected; it was related to the illegal disposal of large q...
Main Authors: | S. Narduzzi, F. Fantini, F. Blasetti, P. Rantakokko, H. Kiviranta, F. Forastiere, P. Michelozzi, D. Porta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-0562-7 |
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