Bringing bioavailability into contaminated land decision making: The way forward?

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-77

  Latawiec, A E ^a   Swindell, A L ^a   Simmons, P ^a   Reid, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioavailability bioaccessibility; contaminated land; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY/BIOACCESSIBILITY; CONTAMINATED LAND MANAGEMENT; CONTAMINATED LANDS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LAND CONTAMINATION; LAND MANAGEMENTS; POLICY MAKERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; REGULATORY REGIME; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; RISK-BASED; RISK-BASED APPROACH; UNITED KINGDOM;

AROMATIZATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LAND USE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REMEDIATION; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATED LAND; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LAND MANAGEMENT; PAH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAND CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78951494576     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200802641780     Document Type: Article

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