Health risk implications from simultaneous exposure to multiple environmental contaminants

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 171-179

  Genthe, B ^a   Le Roux, W J ^a   Schachtschneider, K ^a   Oberholster, P J ^a,b   Aneck Hahn, N H ^b   Chamier, J ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Human health; Microbial pathogens; Oestradiol; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; RIVER WATER; VANADIUM;

ALUMINUM; CATCHMENT; DISABILITY; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; MANGANESE; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFECTION RISK; LAND USE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; MINING; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PLANT; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; VEGETATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MINING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

OLIFANTS RIVER;

NOROVIRUS;

EID: 84878564116     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.03.032     Document Type: Article

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