Environmental impact and site-specific human health risks of chromium in the vicinity of a ferro-alloy manufactory, China

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 980-985

  Wang, Zhen xing ^a   Chen, Jian qun ^a   Chai, Li yuan ^a   Yang, Zhi hui ^a   Huang, Shun hong ^a,b   Zheng, Yu ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hunan Research Institute of Nonferrous Metals   (China)

Author keywords

Chromium; Health risk; Soil pollution; Vegetable; Water soluble Cr (VI)

Indexed keywords

CHINESE CABBAGE; CR CONTENT; CULTIVATED SOILS; DERMAL CONTACTS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; INDIRECT EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL SITES; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION; PLANT TISSUES; RESIDENTIAL SITE; SITE-SPECIFIC; WATER SOLUBLE CR (VI);

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HEALTH; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRY; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TISSUE; TOXIC MATERIALS; VEGETABLES;

HEALTH RISKS;

ALLOY; CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CABBAGE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MINING; PLANT TISSUE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; VEGETABLE;

ALLOYS; CHINA; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HUMANS; METALLURGY; RISK; VEGETABLES;

CHINA;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 79956146406     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.039     Document Type: Article

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