Communicating air quality information: Experimental evaluation of alternative formats

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-103

  Johnson, Branden B ^a  

^a Bureau of Risk Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEALTH RISKS; STANDARDS;

POLLUTANT STANDARDS INDEX (PSI);

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMMUNICATION; RISK PERCEPTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037327349     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00292     Document Type: Article

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