Risky business: An analysis of claimsmaking in the development of an Ontario drinking water objective for tritium

Social Problems

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 294-311

  McMullan, Colin ^a   Eyles, John ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033128203     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3097257     Document Type: Article

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