Estimation of chlorination by-products presence in drinking water in epidemiological studies on adverse reproductive outcomes: A review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 456-472

  Legay, Christelle ^a   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^a   Sérodes, Jean B ^a   Levallois, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse reproductive outcomes; Chlorination by products; Distribution system; Drinking water; Exposure assessment; Spatio temporal variations

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION BYPRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN HEALTH; OPTIMAL ESTIMATIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; PREGNANT WOMAN; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; TAP WATER; TIME FEATURES; WATER-BORNE DISEASE;

CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; CONTEXT SENSITIVE GRAMMARS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS;

POTABLE WATER;

AMMONIA; BROMATE; BROMOACETIC ACID; BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLORATE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; CHLOROACETIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IODATE; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLORINATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; MATERNAL HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

BIRTH DEFECT; CARCINOGENICITY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHLORINATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70549102287     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.047     Document Type: Review

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