Uncovering the historic environmental hazards of urban brownfields

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 464-481

  Litt, Jill S ^a   Burke, Thomas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownfields; Hazard screening; Urban redevelopment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; HEAVY METAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCREENING; SOCIAL STATUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECORDS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036951365     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.4.464     Document Type: Article

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