Arsenic exposure in children living near a former copper smelter

  • Suzanne Binder
  • Dave Forney
  • Wendy Kaye
  • Dan Paschal
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Copper Waste Water Arsenic Water Management Water Pollution 
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© Springer-Verlag 1987

Authors and Affiliations

  • Suzanne Binder
    • 1
  • Dave Forney
    • 2
  • Wendy Kaye
    • 3
  • Dan Paschal
    • 4
  1. 1.Division of Environmental Hazards and Health EffectsCenter for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease ControlUSA
  2. 2.Office of Health Assessment, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryCenters for Disease ControlUSA
  3. 3.Division of Environmental Health Laboratory SciencesCenter for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease ControlUSA
  4. 4.Division of Environmental Health Laboratory SciencesCenter for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAtlanta

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