Future land use and concerns about the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: A survey of urban dwellers

Environmental Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 541-551

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Roush, Donny ^b   Wartenberg, Daniel ^a   Gochfeld, Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Science and Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Department of Energy; Future land use; Hazardous waste; Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; Perceptions; Recreation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; LAND USE; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

LAND USE; NUCLEAR POWER; PERCEPTION; URBAN SOCIETY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; LABORATORY; LAND USE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032876829     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900253     Document Type: Article

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