Pollution prevention and the work environment: The massachusetts experience

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 843-850

  Roelofs, Cora R ^a   Moure Eraso, Rafael ^a   Ellenbecker, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Controls; Pollution Prevention; Prevention; Substitution; Technical Assistance; Toxics Use Reduction

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033794266     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220050175724     Document Type: Article

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