Toxic risk assessment and environmental contamination of heavy metals around abandoned metal mine sites in Korea

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 277-279, Issue I, 2005, Pages 542-547

  Lee, Jin Soo ^a   Chon, Hyo Taek ^a   Jung, Myung Chae ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Semyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abandoned metal mine; Cancer risk; Hazard index; Heavy metals; Human exposure; Risk assessment; Toxic risk

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH CARE; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

ABANDONED METAL MINE; CANCER RISK; HAZARD INDEX; HUMAN EXPOSURE; TOXIC RISK;

HEAVY METALS;

EID: 33646388399     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-958-x.542     Document Type: Article

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