Soil investigation and human health risk assessment for nickel in community soils near a former nickel refinery in southern Ontario, Canada

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 845-892

  Birmingham, Brendan ^a   McLaughlin, Dave ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DUST; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; INFANT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 33646484936     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390600591629     Document Type: Conference Paper

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