Contamination assessment and potential human health risks of heavy metals in Klang urban soils: a preliminary study

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 8155-8165

  Praveena, Sarva Mangala ^a   Yuswir, Nurul Syazani ^a   Aris, Ahmad Zaharin ^a   Hashim, Zailina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Carcinogenic; Heavy metals; Non carcinogenic; Urban soil

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CARCINOGENIC; CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VALUES; NON-CARCINOGENIC; URBAN SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ADULT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL QUALITY; URBAN AREA;

KLANG BASIN; MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84929964478     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3974-2     Document Type: Article

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