Investigating the sources and potential health risks of environmental contaminants in the soils and drinking waters from the rural clusters in Thiva area (Greece)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 258-265

  Kelepertzis, Efstratios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Exposure pathways; Heavy metals; Risk assessment; Soils

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GREECE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

BOEOTIA; CENTRAL GREECE; GREECE; THIVA;

DRINKING WATER; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; HEAVY METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

ADULT; CHILD; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892575302     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.09.030     Document Type: Article

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