RT Report
T1 Exposure Commitment Assessments of Environmental Pollutants Volume 1, Number 2: Summary Exposure Assessments for Mercury, Nickel, Tin
A1 University of London, 
A2 Bennett, Bruce
K1 mercury
K1 pollution
K1 nickel
K1 tin
K1 environmental aspect
K1 plant
K1 diet
K1 soil erosion
PB Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre, Chelsea College, University of London
SN 0 905918 22 3
YR 1981
FD 1981
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28033
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28033
NO This technical report presents summary exposure assessments of mercury, nickel and tin by examining their occurrence in air, soil, water and diet from both natural and anthropogenic sources. It estimates human intake through inhalation and ingestion, describes the distribution and retention of each pollutant within the body, and applies the exposure commitment method to develop quantitative transfer relationships between environmental compartments and human exposure. The report evaluates the relative contributions of different exposure pathways to current background concentrations in humans and provides representative environmental levels, pathway analyses and supporting reference data. It forms the second report in a series of summary assessments of environmental pollutants using a consistent analytical framework.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 23, 2026