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Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Volume 5, 2008 - Issue 8
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Biomarkers of Mercury Exposure at a Mercury Recycling Facility in Ukraine

Herman Jones Gibb Sciences International, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
,
Kostj Kozlov Ukraine Institute of Occupational Health, Kyiv, Ukraine
,
Jessie Poulin Buckley Sciences International, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
,
Jose Centeno Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
,
Vera Jurgenson Sciences International, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
,
Allan Kolker U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
,
Kathryn Conko U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
,
Edward Landa U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
,
Boris Panov Donetsk National Technical University, Donetsk, Ukraine
,
Yuri Panov Donetsk National Technical University, Donetsk, Ukraine
&
Hanna Xu Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.
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Pages 483-489 | Published online: 27 Jul 2010

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