Exposure Assessment to Heavy Metals in the Environment: Measures to Eliminate or Reduce the Exposure to Critical Receptors

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 27-50

  De Lurdes Dinis, Maria ^a   Fiúza, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

air emissions; assessment; critical receptors; Exposure; heavy metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883199861     PISSN: 18746519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0253-0_2     Document Type: Review

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