Probabilistic health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in urban soils from a tropical city of India

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1253-1263

  Kumar, Bhupander ^a   Verma, Virendra Kumar ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Sharma, Chandra Shekhar ^a  

^a CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD   (India)

Author keywords

BaP toxic equivalents; health hazard; ILCR; LADD; polychlorinated biphenyls; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; urban soil

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; ILCR; LADD; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; URBAN SOILS;

HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; URBAN AREA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84877679085     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.776894     Document Type: Article

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