Health consultation : analysis of lung cancer incidence near chromium-contaminated sites in New Jersey (a/k/a Hudson County Chromium Sites) Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
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2008-09-30
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Atlanta, GA : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, ATSDR, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Abstract
In response to community requests, the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP) and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
(NJDHSS) evaluated the relationship between historic exposure to chromium from
chromium ore processing residue (COPR) sites and the incidence of lung cancer in Jersey
City (Hudson County), New Jersey over a 25-year period.
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New Jersey - Hudson County - Jersey City, Chromium - Health aspects - New Jersey - Hudson County, Lungs - Cancer - Environmental aspects - New Jersey - Hudson County, Chromium - Toxicology - New Jersey - Hudson County