Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: A systematic review of recent and historical data

Environment International

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-64

  Sharma, Brij Mohan ^a   Bharat, Girija K ^b   Tayal, Shresth ^a,b   Nizzetto, Luca ^c,d   Čupr, Pavel ^d   Larssen, Thorjørn ^c  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Environmental contamination; Human exposure; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION;

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN EXPOSURES; NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HCH; META-ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; TREND ANALYSIS;

BLOOD; BREAST MILK; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; INDIA;

BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN EXPOSURE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; INDIA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER;

EID: 84893801200     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.022     Document Type: Review

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