Evaluation of risk from contaminants migrating by groundwater

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 611-621

  Andričević, Roko ^a   Cvetković, Vladimir ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RADIOISOTOPE;

CARCINOGENICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTE; VELOCITY;

CONTAMINANTS; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH HAZARDS; MIGRATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029656622     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95WR03530     Document Type: Article

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