Cancer and non-cancer risk assessment of trihalomethanes in urban drinking water supplies of Pakistan

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-31

  Amjad, Hira ^a   Hashmi, Imran ^a   Rehman, Muhammad Saif Ur ^b   Ali Awan, M ^a   Ghaffar, Sajeela ^a   Khan, Zahiruddin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chlorination; Disinfection; Health hazard index; Risk assessment; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMODICHLOROMETHANE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INGESTION; INHALATION; PAKISTAN; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN PENETRATION; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

CITIES; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ISLAMABAD [PAKISTAN]; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; RAWALPINDI;

EID: 84875268160     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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