Levels, distribution, and health risk of phthalate esters in urban soils of Beijing, China

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1643-1651

  Xia, Xinghui ^a   Yang, Lingyan ^a   Bu, Qingwei ^a   Liu, Ruimin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEIJING , CHINA; BLACK CARBON; CANCER RISK; COMMODITY CHEMICALS; DERMAL UPTAKE; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DI-N-BUTYL PHTHALATE; EDUCATIONAL AREA; GREEN SPACES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NEW YORK , USA; PHTHALATE ESTER; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SOIL CONTENT; SOIL SAMPLE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; URBAN SOILS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; DISEASES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ORGANIC CARBON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

HEALTH RISKS;

BLACK CARBON; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CLAY; EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; LAND USE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PH; POLLUTION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL PROPERTY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; URBAN AREA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTANT; URBAN POPULATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTERS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80053060913     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0032     Document Type: Article

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