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Exogenous and endogenous determinants of blood trihalomethane levels after showering.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Jan 2008
Backer Lorraine C, Lan Qing, Blount Benjamin C, Nuckols J R, Branch Robert, Lyu Christopher W, Kieszak Stephanie M, Brinkman Marielle C, Gordon Sydney M, Flanders W Dana, Romkes Marjorie, Cantor Kenneth P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously conducted a study to assess whether household exposures to tap water increased an individual's internal dose of trihalomethanes (THMs). Increases in blood THM levels among subjects who showered or bathed were variable, with increased levels tending to cluster in two groups. OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to assess the importance of personal characteristics, previous exposures, genetic...
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