Health risk assessment of a heavy metal contaminated site in Taiwan

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-172

  Chao, Keh Ping ^a   Tsai, Ching Tsan ^a   Wang, John H C ^b   Lin, Shaw Tao ^c   Chiang, Chow Feng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Health hazards; Heavy metals; Lead; Risk management; Taiwan; Waste sites

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SITE; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS;

HEAVY METALS;

CONTAMINATED LAND;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 22744438229     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2005)9:3(167)     Document Type: Article

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