Systematic review of pentachlorophenol occurrence in the environment and in humans in China: Not a negligible health risk due to the re-emergence of schistosomiasis

Environment International

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-116

  Zheng, Weiwei ^a   Yu, Huan ^b   Wang, Xia ^a   Qu, Weidong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; China; PCDD Fs; Pentachlorophenol; Schistosomiasis; Thyroid disrupting effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS;

CANCER RISK; CHINA; PCDD/FS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; THYROID-DISRUPTING EFFECTS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

PENTACHLOROPHENATE SODIUM; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CANCER; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; PCDD; PCDF; PCP; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEDIMENT; SNAIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHINA;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 84858446840     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.04.014     Document Type: Review

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