Communicating water-related health risks: Lessons learned and emerging issues

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Parkin, Rebecca T ^a   Embrey, Martha A ^a   Hunter, Paul R ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER-RELATED RISKS;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 0042266924     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2003.tb10408.x     Document Type: Article

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