Trace anthropogenic arsenic in Taiwan-substance flow analysis as a tool for environmental risk management

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-21

  Chen, Pi Cheng ^a   Su, Hung Jen ^a   Ma, Hwong Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic arsenic; Health risk assessment; Industrial structure; Risk mapping; Substance flow analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; RISK MAPPINGS; STEADY-STATE EMISSIONS; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRY; OILS AND FATS; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARSENIC;

EID: 84865515211     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.10.041     Document Type: Article

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