Health risk assessment of heavy metals through the consumption of food crops fertilized by biosolids: A probabilistic-based analysis

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 300, Issue , 2015, Pages 855-865

  Hosseini Koupaie, E ^a   Eskicioglu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosolids land application; Food crops; Heavy metal; Monte Carlo simulation; Probabilistic health risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; METAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FOOD CROPS; HAZARD INDICES; LAND APPLICATIONS; MUNICIPAL BIOSOLIDS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ANALYSIS; RICE INGESTIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CADMIUM; COPPER; NAPHTHALENE; ZINC; FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOSOLID; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INGESTION RATE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CANCER RISK; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD CROP; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL DEPTH; VEGETABLE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMISTRY; EDIBLE PLANT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; ORYZA; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CADMIUM; COPPER; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORYZA; PLANTS, EDIBLE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

EID: 84940472762     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.08.018     Document Type: Article

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