Spatial analysis of potential carcinogenic risks associated with ingesting arsenic in aquacultural tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in blackfoot disease hyperendemic areas

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1707-1713

  Jang, Cheng Shin ^a   Liu, Chen Wuing ^a   Lin, Kao Hung ^b   Huang, Feng Mei ^c   Wang, Sheng Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DISEASES; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AQUACULTURAL TILAPIA; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; REMEDIAL STRATEGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL VARIABILITY;

CARCINOGENS;

ARSENIC; GROUND WATER;

ARSENIC; CARCINOGENS; DISEASES; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AQUACULTURE; ARSENIC; HEALTH RISK;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BLACKFOOT DISEASE; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PARAMETER; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SIMULATION; TAIWAN; TILAPIA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; TILAPIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 33644856739     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051875m     Document Type: Article

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