Evaluation of Shallow Groundwater Contamination and Associated Human Health Risk in an Alluvial Plain Impacted by Agricultural and Industrial Activities, Mid-west China

Exposure and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 311-329

  Wu, Jianhua ^a   Sun, Zhanchao ^a  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Groundwater pollution; Groundwater quality; Human activity; Human health risk; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALLUVIAL PLAIN; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENT POPULATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84983548373     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-015-0170-x     Document Type: Article

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