Communication strategy of transboundary air pollution findings in a US-Mexico Border XXI program project

Environmental Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-56

  Mukerjee, Shaibal ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication strategy; Effects screening levels; Maquiladoras; Transboundary air pollution; US Mexico Border XXI Program; Wind sector plots

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; HEALTH RISKS;

TRANSBOUNDARY AIR QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEXICO; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; AIR; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

MEXICO;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL; BENCHMARKING; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEXICO; QUALITY CONTROL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036134347     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-0039-6     Document Type: Article

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