Chlorination disinfection by-products, public health risk tradeoffs and me

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2057-2092

  Hrudey, Steve E ^a,b  

^a Steve E Hrudey and Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse reproductive effects; Cancer; Carcinogens; Disinfection by products; Drinking water safety; Environmental epidemiology; Environmental toxicology; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; DISEASES; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECT; CANCER; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; DRINKING WATER SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; RISKS MANAGEMENT; WATER SAFETY;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER;

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; METHANE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

BIRTH DEFECT; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 64849090069     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.02.011     Document Type: Review

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