Potential health risk for residents around a typical e-waste recycling zone via inhalation of size-fractionated particle-bound heavy metals

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 317, Issue , 2016, Pages 449-456

  Huang, Chun Li ^a,d   Bao, Lian Jun ^b   Luo, Pei ^a,d   Wang, Zhao Yi ^a,d   Li, Shao Meng ^c   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a,b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

E waste recycling; Health risk; Heavy metals; Inhalation exposure; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CADMIUM; DISEASES; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; HEAVY METALS; HOUSING; LEAD; METALS; RECYCLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TITANIUM; WASTES;

ANTHROPOGENIC METALS; COARSE PARTICLES; CRUSTAL ELEMENTS; E-WASTE RECYCLING; FRACTIONATED PARTICLES; HAZARD QUOTIENTS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COBALT; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; SELENIUM; TITANIUM; ZINC;

CANCER; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INGESTION RATE; RECYCLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ELECTRONIC WASTE; EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; INGESTION; LIFESPAN; PARTICLE SIZE; RECYCLING; ANALYSIS; CHINA; DRUG EFFECTS; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; RECYCLING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84975062876     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.081     Document Type: Article

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