Air pollution impact assessment on agroecosystem and human health characterisation in the area surrounding the industrial settlement of Milazzo (Italy): A multidisciplinary approach

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 191-209

  Triolo, L ^a   Binazzi, A ^a   Cagnetti, P ^a   Carconi, P ^a   Correnti, A ^a   De Luca, E ^a   Bonito, R ^a   Grandoni, G ^a   Mastrantonio, M ^a   Rosa, S ^a   Schimberni, M ^a   Uccelli, R ^a   Zappa, G ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Air pollution; Crop losses; Geographical epidemiology; Microbial communities; Mortality; Oilrefinery; Thermoelectric plant; Toxic elements

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; THERMOELECTRIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VANADIUM; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MORTALITY; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGROECOSYSTEM; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OZONE LAYER; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OZONE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN HEALTH; VEGETABLES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; MILAZZO; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 41749116126     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9859-z     Document Type: Article

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