Cumulative risk assessment of chemical exposures in urban environments

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 872-881

  Ragas, Ad M J ^a,c   Oldenkamp, R ^a   Preeker, N L ^a   Wernicke, J ^b   Schlink, U ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DALY; Effect assessment; Exposure assessment; Hazard index; Multiple stress; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NAPHTHALENE; POLLUTION; TOLUENE; URBAN PLANNING;

DALY; EFFECT ASSESSMENTS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HAZARD INDICES; MULTIPLE STRESS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETAMIPRID; BENZENE; CARBENDAZIM; CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMPYLATE; IMIDACLOPRID; NAPHTHALENE; NONANE; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

EUROPE;

EID: 79955575777     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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