Medical geochemistry research in Spišsko-Gemerské rudohorie Mts., Slovakia

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-25

  Rapant, S ^a   Cveckova V ^a   Dietzova Z ^b   Khun, M ^c   Letkovicova M ^d  

^a Geological Survey of Slovak Republic   (Slovakia)

^b State Health Institute   (Slovakia)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^d Environment as   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Abandoned mine sites; Environmental risk; Health risk; Potentially toxic elements

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; BIOMONITORING; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SLOVAKIA; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOVAKIA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 58149291973     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9152-2     Document Type: Article

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