Canada Wide Standard for particulate matter and ozone: Cost-benefit analysis using a Life Quality Index

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-67

  Pandey, Mahesh D ^a   Nathwani, Jatin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

LIFE QUALITY INDEX (LQI);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CANADA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; OZONE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0037329654     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00289     Document Type: Article

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