Calculating Chinese Human Toxicity Potential Factors of Heavy Metals in Water for Material Industry

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With the development of materials industry, the problem of water pollution is increasingly serious, and therefore it is important to establish an appropriate characterization model of heavy metals in water in China. This paper provides the human toxicity potential factors of several heavy metals, including Hg, Cd, Cr, Pb and As. The result showed that Chinas HTP factors are partial greater than Europe factors, caused by the different industrial situation and the ratio of total human intake to total emissions.

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Materials Science Forum (Volumes 743-744)

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475-479

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January 2013

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