Determining the maximum cumulative ratios for mixtures observed in ground water wells used as drinking water supplies in the United States

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4729-4745

  Han, Xianglu ^a   Price, Paul S ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative; Exposure; Groundwater; Hazard index; MCR; Mixtures; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; 1,1,2 TRICHLOROETHANE; 1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; 1,2 DIBROMOETHANE; 1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE; 1,2,4 TRICHLOROBENZENE; 1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; ACETOCHLOR; ACETONE; ACRYLONITRILE; ALACHLOR; ALDICARB; ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIELDRIN; DIISOPROPYL ETHER; DINOSEB; DIURON; DRINKING WATER; ETHER; ETHOPROP; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE RATIO; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 84055217123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8124729     Document Type: Article

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