Health impact of disinfection by-products in swimming pools

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-396

  Villanueva, Cristina M ^a   Font Ribera, Laia ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disinfection by products; Epidemiology; Swimming pools

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; NEOPLASM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STANDARD; SWIMMING POOL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MUTAGENS; NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 84872024402     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_12_04_06     Document Type: Article

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