Non-carcinogenic Health Risk Assessment of Aluminium Ingestion Via Drinking Water in Malaysia

Exposure and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 167-180

  Ahmed, Minhaz Farid ^a   Mokhtar, Mazlin Bin ^a   Alam, Lubna ^a   Mohamed, Che Abd Rahim ^a   Ta, Goh Choo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Alzheimer s disease; Chronic daily intake; Drinking water; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

LANGAT BASIN; MALAYSIA; UNITED STATES; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 85060343975     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-019-00297-w     Document Type: Article

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