Cancer risk assessment from exposure to trihalomethanes in tap water and swimming pool water

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-378

  PANYAKAPO, Mallika ^a   SOONTORNCHAI, Sarisak ^b   PAOPUREE, Pongsri ^a  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

cancer risk assessment; chlorination; swimming pool water; tap water; trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; METHANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER ANALYSIS;

TAP WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

HEALTH RISKS;

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLORINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH RISKS; METHANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CANCER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; METHANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REFERENCE); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING POOL; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLOROFORM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING POOLS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; NAKHON PATHOM; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 40649121512     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)60058-3     Document Type: Article

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