Concentrations of metals and PCDD/Fs and human health risks in the vicinity of a hazardous waste landfill: A follow-up study

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 519-531

  Nadal, Martí ^a   Rovira, Joaquim ^a   Sánchez Soberón, Francisco ^a   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

hazardous waste landfill; human health risk assessment; metals; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956693380     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1089768     Document Type: Article

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