Air toxics and health risks in California: The public health implications of outdoor concentrations

Risk Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-292

  Morello Frosch, Rachel A ^b   Woodruff, Tracey J ^a   Axelrad, Daniel A ^a   Caldwell, Jane C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Cancer; Dispersion modeling; Hazardous air pollutants; Noncancer; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; BENZENE; FORMALDEHYDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; HEALTH HAZARD; MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034046311     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.202026     Document Type: Article

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