The analysis of human health risk with a detailed procedure operating in a GIS environment

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 444-454

  Morra, P ^a   Bagli, S ^b   Spadoni, G ^a  

^a Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali   (Italy)

^b Gecosistema srl piazza Malatesta 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fate and transport models; Geographical information systems; Municipal waste incinerator; Quantitative human health risk; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DIETARY PROPERTIES; FATE AND TRANSPORT MODELS; MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATOR; QUANTITATIVE HUMAN HEALTH RISK;

HEALTH RISKS;

CARCINOGEN;

CANCER; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GIS; HUMAN GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TYPOLOGY;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LIFESPAN; POLICY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33645984823     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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