Health and environmental impacts of energy systems

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 113-150

  Rabl, Ari ^a   Dreicer, Mona ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Environmental Assessments   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atmospheric dispersion; Dose response functions; Environmental impacts; External costs; Fossil fuels; Health impacts; Nuclear energy; Renewable energy; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; HEALTH RISKS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DOSE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; HEALTH IMPACTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0036978109     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijgei.2002.000957     Document Type: Article

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