A combined approach to investigate the toxicity of an industrial landfill's leachate: Chemical analyses, risk assessment and in vitro assays

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-613

  Baderna, D ^a   Maggioni, S ^a   Boriani, E ^a   Gemma, S ^a,b   Molteni, M ^a,b   Lombardo, A ^a   Colombo, A ^a   Bordonali, S ^a   Rotella, G ^a   Lodi, M ^a   Benfenati, E ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Bluegreen Biotech Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

HepG2; Integrated approach; Leachate; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SOLID WASTE; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESHWATER FISH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ITALY;

RODENTIA;

EID: 79955103227     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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