Exposure and health-risk assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) for sinter plant workers

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-107

  Shih, Tung Sheng ^a,b   Lee, Wen Jhy ^c   Shih, Minliang ^d   Chen, Yu Cheng ^c   Huang, Sheng Lung ^c   Wang, Lin Chi ^e   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^e   Tsai, Perng Jy ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^e CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congener profile; Exposure assessment; Health risk assessment; PCDD Fs; Sinter plant workers

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINTERING;

CONGENER PROFILES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HEALTH-RISK ASSESSMENT; SINTER PLANT WORKERS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHLORINE; DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; WORKER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 37049036821     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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