Trace element pollution of soils collected near a municipal solid waste incinerator: Human health risk

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 861-867

  Schuhmacher, M ^a   Meneses, M ^a   Granero, S ^a   Llobet, J M ^a   Domingo, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DIET; HUMANS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK FACTORS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0030724609     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900561     Document Type: Article

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