The epidemiology and possible mechanisms of disinfection by-products in drinking water

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1904, 2009, Pages 4043-4076

  Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^a,b,c,d   Grellier, James ^d   Smith, Rachel ^d   Iszatt, Nina ^d   Bennett, James ^d   Best, Nicky ^d   Toledano, Mireille ^d  

^a Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chlorination; Disinfection by products; Epidemiology; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; BLADDER CANCERS; CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; GENOTOXICITIES; GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHTS; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TRIHALOMETHANES;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; TRIHALOMETHANE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TRIHALOMETHANES; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70349684159     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2009.0116     Document Type: Article

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