Human health risk assessment of explosives and heavy metals at a military gunnery range

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 259-269

  Ryu, Hyerim ^a   Han, Joon Kyoung ^a   Jung, Jae Woong ^a   Bae, Bumhan ^b   Nam, Kyoungphile ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Explosives; Heavy metals; Military gunnery range; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; HEAVY METAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPLOSIVE; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MILITARY APPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIREARM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FIREARMS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34547215826     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-007-9101-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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