Assessment of exposure to heavy metals and health risks among residents near abandoned metal mines in Goseong, Korea

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 178, Issue , 2013, Pages 322-328

  Ji, Kyunghee ^a,b   Kim, Jungkon ^a,c   Lee, Minjung ^a,c   Park, Soyoung ^a   Kwon, Ho Jang ^d   Cheong, Hae Kwan ^e   Jang, Jae Yeon ^f   Kim, Dae Seon ^c   Yu, Seungdo ^c   Kim, Young Wook ^e   Lee, Kwang Young ^g   Yang, Seoung Oh ^h   Jhung, Ik Jae ⁱ   Yang, Won Ho ^j   Paek, Do Hyun ^k   Hong, Yun Chul ^l   Choi, Kyungho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yongin University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^d Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Changwon Fatima Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Eulji University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^j Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^k Changwon National University   (South Korea)

^l Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Abandoned metal mine; Cadmium; Daily intake; Rice; Soil

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED METAL MINE; DAILY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; METAL CONTAMINATION; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; RICE; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE;

CADMIUM; LEAD; ZINC;

SOILS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RICE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; KOREA; MINING; POLLUTION MONITORING; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

GOSEONG; SOUTH KOREA; SOUTH KYONGSANG;

EID: 84876489584     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.031     Document Type: Article

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