Assessing the human health impacts of exposure to disinfection by-products - A critical review of concepts and methods

Environment International

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-81

  Grellier, James ^a,b,c,d   Rushton, Lesley ^d   Briggs, David J ^d   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^a,b,c,d  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chloroform; Disinfection by products; Health impact assessment; Health risks; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; DISINFECTION; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CANCER; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT;

HEALTH RISKS;

CHLOROFORM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER;

CANCER; CHLOROFORM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY;

BLADDER CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISINFECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PROCEDURES; RISK; STANDARDS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DISINFECTANTS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84924277794     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.02.003     Document Type: Review

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