Health-based soil action levels for trivalent and hexavalent chromium: A comparison with state and federal standards

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 595-648

  Proctor, D M ^a   Shay, E C ^a   Scott, P K ^a  

^a McLaren and Hart Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TOXICITY;

HEALTH BASED ACTION LEVELS (HBAL); HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; SOIL SCREENING LEVEL EQUATIONS; TRIVALENT CHROMIUM;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031273415     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320389709383592     Document Type: Review

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