Examination of potential risks from exposure to dioxin in paper mill sludge used to reclaim abandoned Appalachian coal mines

Examination of potential risks from exposure to dioxin in paper mill sludge used to reclaim abandoned Appalachian coal mines

The potential human health risks associated with trace concentrations of TCDD equivalents in a pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment plant sludge used in the reclamation of abandoned Appalachian coal mines were assessed. Maximum hypothetical exposures to sludge containing trace concentrations of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemosphere (Oxford) 1989, Vol.18 (1), p.1131-1138
Hauptverfasser: Keenan, Russell E., Sauer, Mary M., Lawrence, Frank H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The potential human health risks associated with trace concentrations of TCDD equivalents in a pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment plant sludge used in the reclamation of abandoned Appalachian coal mines were assessed. Maximum hypothetical exposures to sludge containing trace concentrations of TCDD equivalents were estimated to result in insignificant health risks.
ISSN:0045-6535
1879-1298
DOI:10.1016/0045-6535(89)90246-4