Trihalomethanes in Lisbon indoor swimming pools: Occurrence, determining factors, and health risk classification

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 13-15, 2012, Pages 878-892

  Silva, Zelinda Isabel ^a   Rebelo, Maria Helena ^a   Silva, Manuela Manso ^a   Alves, Ana Martins ^a   Da Conceiço Cabral, Maria ^a   Almeida, Ana Cristina ^a   Aguiar, Fátima Rxo ^a   De Oliveira, Anabela Lopes ^a   Nogueira, Ana Cruz ^a   Pinhal, Hermnia Rodrigues ^a   Aguiar, Pedro Manuel ^b   Cardoso, Ana Sofia ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; TRIHALOMETHANE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING POOL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHLOROFORM; DISINFECTANTS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOCYANATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SWIMMING POOLS; TEMPERATURE; TRIHALOMETHANES; URBAN HEALTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84864058315     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.690706     Document Type: Conference Paper

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