Health-based risk targets for Fluorosis in tribal children of rural Madhya Pradesh, India

Sustainable Development of Water Resources, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation: Proceedings of the 32nd WEDC International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 440-444

  Godfrey, S ^a   Wate, S ^b   Kumar, P ^a   Swami, A ^b   Rayalu, S ^c   Rooney, R ^c  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ITERATIVE CYCLES; RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; WATER DEPARTMENT; WATER SAFETY PLANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 84891301286     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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