Assessment of Health Risk from Exposure to Contaminated Soil
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Risk Analysis
- Vol. 5 (4), 289-302
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1985.tb00185.x
Abstract
The risk to human health posed by contaminated soil in a residential area depends on the potential extent of exposure to soil and on the toxic properties of the contaminants. A detailed soil exposure analysis is presented for young children, older children, and adults living in a house surrounded by contaminated soil. From this analysis, a lifetime exposure model is derived and used to assess chronic health risks.Keywords
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