Modeling the effects of water usage and co-behavior on inhalation exposures to contaminants volatilized from household water

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 393-412

  Wilkes, Charles R ^a,c   Small, Mitchell J ^a   Davidson, Cliff I ^a   Andelman, Julian B ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEOMET Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexposure; Environmental equity; Human time activity behavior; Indoor air pollution; Inhalation exposure; Mathematical modeling; Organics; Volatization from the water supply; Water use

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BATH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INHALATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TIME; VOLATILIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030482375     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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