Mercury vapor in residential building common areas in communities where mercury is used for cultural purposes versus a reference community.

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Published in Sci Total Environ on April 11, 2008

Authors

Gary Garetano1, Alan H Stern, Mark Robson, Michael Gochfeld

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane W. Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. garetags@umdnj.edu <garetags@umdnj.edu>

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