Assessment of Health Risk from Exposure to Contaminated Soil

John K. Hawley

Risk Analysis, 1985, vol. 5, issue 4, 289-302

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.

Date: 1985
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