Distribution of metals in urban dusts of Hefei and health risk assessment

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2661-2668

  Li, Ru Zhong ^a   Zhou, Ai Jia ^a   Tong, Fang ^a   Wu, Ya Dong ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a   Yu, Jia ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Exposure factor; Exposure pathway; Health risk assessment; Heavy metal; Hefei City; Urban dust

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CITY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CHINA; CITIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 80053543035     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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