Multi-pathway assessment of human health risk posed by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 587-601

  Qu, Changsheng ^a   Li, Bing ^a   Wu, Haisuo ^a   Wang, Shui ^a   Giesy, John P ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a Jiangsu Academy of Environmental Science   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; Cancer; Environmental exposure; Monte Carlo simulation; Multi pathway; PAHs

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CANCER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; INGESTION RATE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PAH; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; CHINA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER POLLUTION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEOPLASMS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84929944416     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: 15732983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-014-9675-7     Document Type: Article

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