Using probabilistic modeling to evaluate human exposure to organotin in drinking water transported by polyvinyl chloride pipe

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1615-1628

  Fristachi, Anthony ^a   Xu, Ying ^b   Rice, Glenn ^c   Impellitteri, Christopher A ^d   Carlson Lynch, Heather ^e   Little, John C ^f  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^f State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Exposure assessment; Leaching; Organotin; Probabilistic; PVC pipe

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; ORGANOTIN; PROBABILISTIC; PVC PIPE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FUNCTIONS; HEAT STABILIZERS; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PIPE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POTABLE WATER; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER SUPPLY;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

DIBUTYLTIN; DRINKING WATER; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; TAP WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; LEACHING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PIPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRINKING; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; LEACHING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TUBE; UNITED STATES; WATER TRANSPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; PROBABILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70350489329     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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