Cancer risk assessment on trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids in drinking water of China using disability-adjusted life years

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 280, Issue , 2014, Pages 288-294

  Pan, Shenling ^a   An, Wei ^a   Li, Hongyan ^a   Su, Ming ^a   Zhang, Jinliang ^b   Yang, Min ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer risk assessment; Disability adjusted life years; Disinfection by products; Haloacetic acids; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DISINFECTION; WATER QUALITY;

CANCER RISK ASSESSMENTS; DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; HALOACETIC ACIDS; TRIHALOMETHANES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BROMIDE; DRINKING WATER; HALOACETIC ACID; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; WATER POLLUTANT;

CANCER; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DISABILITY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; ORGANOHALOGEN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENICITY; CHINA; CHINESE; DISABILITY; DISEASE MODEL; DISINFECTION; DISINFECTION BY PRODUCT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INGESTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOXICITY; UNCERTAINTY; VERY ELDERLY; WATER POLLUTANT; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANES; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906692399     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.07.080     Document Type: Article

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