Arsenic levels in human hair, Kandal Province, Cambodia: The influences of groundwater arsenic, consumption period, age and gender

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-90

  Sthiannopkao, Suthipong ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a   Cho, Kyung Hwa ^a   Wantala, Kitirote ^b   Sotham, Sieng ^c   Sokuntheara, Choup ^c   Kim, Joon Ha ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Department of Geology   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC MEAN; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC LEVELS; CAMBODIA; CERTAIN FACTOR; DOMINANT SPECIES; GROUNDWATER CONSUMPTION; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN HAIR; HUMAN HAIR SAMPLES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MEDIAN VALUE; TOXICITY RISK ASSESSMENTS;

ARSENIC; HYDROGEOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER;

ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAIR; HEALTH RISK; LINEARITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

CAMBODIA; KANDAL;

OROXYLUM INDICUM;

EID: 72449163926     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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