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Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 277-288

Unequal exposure to ecological hazards: Environmental injustices in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Environmental policy; Exposure assessment; Hazardous waste sites; Public health; Toxic release inventory

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCOME; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK;

EID: 0036227253     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110s2277     Document Type: Review
Times cited : (114)

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