A survey of publicly funded asbestos abatement projects in the County of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, during the time period 1996-1999

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 342-347

  Lange, John H ^a,b   Bules, Melissa ^a   Lindquist, Jeffrey ^a   Gray, Michael ^a   Ivarone, Caroline ^a  

^a GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIROSAFE TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement; Asbestos containing materials; Costs; Managing hazardous building materials; Public health; Regulatory compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000037796     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326x0000900606     Document Type: Review

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