A human health risk assessment of mercury species in soil and food around compact fluorescent lamp factories in Zhejiang Province, PR China

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 221-222, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-34

  Shao, D D ^a,b,c   Wu, S C ^b   Liang, P ^a,b   Kang, Y ^b   Fu, W J ^a   Zhao, K L ^a   Cao, Z H ^a   Wong, M H ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Foreign Economic Cooperation Office   (China)

Author keywords

Bioaccessibility; CFLs; Mercury; Mud skipper

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; BIOACCESSIBILITY; CFLS; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP; FISH CONSUMPTION; FISH SPECIES; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; LOCAL MARKETS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY SPECIES; METHYLMERCURY; MUD SKIPPER; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOIL SAMPLE; TOTAL MERCURIES; VEGETABLE SAMPLES; ZHEJIANG PROVINCE;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PERCIFORM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHINA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MERCURY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84861189476     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.061     Document Type: Article

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