Comparative study of multimedia models applied to the risk assessment of soil and groundwater contamination sites in Taiwan

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 778-786

  Fan, Chihhao ^a   Chen, Yen Chuan ^b   Ma, Hwong Wen ^c   Wang, Gen Shuh ^d  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dioxin; MEPAS; MMSOILS; Multimedia risk assessment models; Soil and groundwater contamination; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DERMAL ABSORPTION; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; FOOD CHAIN; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HUMAN BODIES; HYDROPHOBIC CONTAMINANTS; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; IN-PLANTS; MEPAS; MULTIMEDIA MODELS; MULTIMEDIA RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS; ORAL INGESTION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; RISK CALCULATION; RISK DEVELOPMENT; WATER INGESTION;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOILS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ABSORPTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

GROUND WATER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIOXIN; FOOD CHAIN; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ART; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CROP; EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; HAZARD RATIO; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INGESTION; INHALATION; MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOIL; TAIWAN;

RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TAIWAN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955587878     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.102     Document Type: Article

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