Use of the IEUBK model for determination of exposure routes in view of site remediation

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 963-982

  Cornelis, Christa ^a   Berghmans, Patrick ^a   Van Sprundel, Marc ^b   Van Der Auwera, Jean Claude ^b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Exposure assessment; IEUBK; Lead

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748502332     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030600826979     Document Type: Article

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