Levels of metals and PCDD/Fs in the vicinity of a cement plant: Assessment of human health risks

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1075-1084

  Rovira, Joaquim ^a   Mari, Montse ^a   Nadal, Martí ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

cement plant; environmental monitoring; human health risks; metals; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLES; CATALONIA; CEMENT PRODUCTION; EMISSION SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; NEIGHBOURHOOD; NORMAL OPERATIONS; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; RISK VALUE; URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS;

CEMENT PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; METALS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOIL CEMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

METAL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPAIN; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

BENZOFURANS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPAIN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 79960732541     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.590383     Document Type: Article

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