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Historical Document

This document is provided by the National Center for Environmental Health ONLY as an historical reference for the public health community. It is no longer being maintained and the data it contains may no longer be current and/or accurate.

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CHURCHILL COUNTY (FALLON), NEVADA EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT

A Cross-Sectional Exposure Assessment of Environmental Exposures in Churchill County, Nevada

Study

FAQs

  • Arsenic
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, reproductive and developmental effects, results of Churchill County investigation ...more
  • Benzene
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, reproductive and developmental effects, effects on the environment ...more
  • DDT and DDE
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, effects on the environment ...more
  • O-phenylphenol (OPP)
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, reproductive and developmental effects ...more
  • Organophosphate pesticides
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, reproductive and developmental effects, effects on the environment ...more
  • Persistent pesticides
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases ...more
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, effects on the environment ...more
  • Radon
    Mechanisms of entrance to the environment, relationship to cancer and other diseases, testing for radon, results of Churchill County testing ...more
  • Trichlorophenols
    Mechanisms of entrance to the environment, relationship to cancer and other diseases, reproductive and developmental effects ...more
  • Tungsten
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, effects on the environment, reproductive and developmental effects ...more
  • Uranium
    Mechanisms of exposure, relationship to cancer and other diseases, reproductive and developmental effects, results of Churchill County testing ...more

Glossaries

  • Metals
  • Non-persistent pesticides
  • Volatile organic compounds

Resources

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