Exogenous and Endogenous Determinants of Blood Trihalomethane Levels after Showering
Author(s) -
Lorraine C. Backer,
Qing Lan,
Benjamin C. Blount,
John R. Nuckols,
Robert A. Branch,
Christopher Lyu,
Stephanie Kieszak,
Marielle C. Brinkman,
Sydney M. Gordon,
W. Dana Flanders,
Marjorie Romkes,
Kenneth P. Cantor
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.10049
Subject(s) - trihalomethane , shower , medicine , tap water , physiology , environmental science , water treatment , environmental engineering , physics , nozzle , thermodynamics
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.
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