Assessing cancer risk in China from γ-hexachlorocyclohexane emitted from Chinese and Indian sources

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 7242-7249

  Xu, Yue ^a,b   Tian, Chongguo ^a   Ma, Jianmin ^c   Wang, Xiaoping ^b   Li, Jun ^b   Tang, Jianhui ^a   Chen, Yingjun ^a   Qin, Wei ^a   Zhang, Gan ^b  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT MODEL; CURRENT LEVELS; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; LOCAL CONTAMINATION; MULTIMEDIA EXPOSURE MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WESTERN CHINA;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CYCLOHEXANE; INSECTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

LINDANE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CANCER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MULTIMEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL;

AIR MOVEMENTS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84880108866     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es400141e     Document Type: Article

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