Elevated arsenic and uranium concentrations in unregulated water sources on the Navajo Nation, USA

Exposure and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 113-124

  Hoover, Joseph ^a   Gonzales, Melissa ^b   Shuey, Chris ^c   Barney, Yolanda ^d   Lewis, Johnnye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Southwest Research and Information Center   (United States)

^d Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Inorganic chemical mixtures; Unregulated water sources; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; INORGANIC COMPOUND; POLICY APPROACH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRIORITIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION); URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARIZONA; NAVAJO COUNTY; NAVAJO POINT; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84983424416     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-016-0226-6     Document Type: Article

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