Potential risk effect from elevated levels of soil heavy metals on human health in the Niger delta

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-130

  Olawoyin, Richard ^a   Oyewole, Samuel A ^a   Grayson, Robert L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenic; Contamination; Heavy metals; Niger delta; Risk assessment; Soil; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HEAVY METAL; KINETICS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; NIGER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TOPSOIL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

EID: 84866979486     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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