Perception of ecological risk to water environments

Risk Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-352

  McDaniels, Timothy L ^a   Axelrod, Lawrence J ^a   Cavanagh, Nigel S ^a   Slovic, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk; Expert judgment; Risk assessment; Risk perception; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; WATER RESOURCES;

ECOLOGICAL RISK; EXPERT JUDGEMENT;

RISK PERCEPTION;

WATER;

ECOLOGICAL RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; WATER RESOURCES;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

EID: 0031171788     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1997.tb00872.x     Document Type: Article

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