Non-Carcinogenic Hazard Maps of Heavy Metal Contamination in Shallow Groundwater for Adult and Aging Populations at an Agricultural Area in Northeastern Thailand

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 689-703

  Chotpantarat, Srilert ^a   Wongsasuluk, Pokkate ^a   Siriwong, Wattasit ^a   Borjan, Marija ^b   Robson, Mark ^a,b,c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult and aging populations; agricultural area; groundwater contamination; health hazard assessment; heavy metals; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892983067     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2013.832998     Document Type: Article

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