Corrigendum to Health related guide values for drinking-water since 1993 as guidance to assess presence of new analytes in drinking-water [Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health, 217, 2-3, (2014), 117-132] Doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.05.001;Health related guide values for drinking-water since 1993 as guidance to assess presence of new analytes in drinking-water

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 117-132

  Dieter, Hermann H ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drinking water contaminants; Emerging contaminants; Guide value; Health related precaution; Human toxicology; Indication value; New analytes

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; DRINKING WATER;

CHEMISTRY; DRINKING-WATER CONTAMINANTS; EMERGING CONTAMINANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDE VALUE; HEALTH; HEALTH RELATED PRECAUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TOXICOLOGY; INDICATION VALUE; NEOPLASM; NEW ANALYTES; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; SHORT SURVEY; TOXICOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

DRINKING-WATER CONTAMINANTS; EMERGING CONTAMINANTS; GUIDE VALUE; HEALTH RELATED PRECAUTION; HUMAN TOXICOLOGY; INDICATION VALUE; NEW ANALYTES;

CARCINOGENS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK; TOXICOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84892669974     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2014.04.003     Document Type: Erratum

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