Estimates of cancer risk from chloroform exposure during showering in Taiwan

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Kuo, H W ^a   Chiang, T F ^a   Lo, I I ^a   Lai, J S ^a   Chan, C C ^b   Wang, J D ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Chloroform; Showering

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CHLOROFORM; INGESTION; INHALATION; SHOWERING; SKIN ABSORPTION; TAIWAN; TWO RESISTANCE THEORY; VOLATILIZATION;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

HEALTH RISKS;

CHLOROFORM; TAP WATER;

CANCER; CHLOROFORM; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METROPOLITAN AREA; RISK FACTOR;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BATH; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BATHS; CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN ABSORPTION; TAIWAN; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0032508309     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00182-X     Document Type: Article

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