Human health risks of petroleum-contaminated groundwater

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-288

  López, Eva ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benzene; BTEX; Drinking water; Ethylbenzene; Groundwater pollution; Indoor risk assessment; Petroleum products; Toluene; Xylene

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SPILL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER USE;

EID: 50049119210     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2007.02.390     Document Type: Article

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