Perceptual indicators of environmental health, future land use, and stewardship

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-303

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Myers, O ^c   Boring, C S ^a,b   Dixon, C ^a,b   Jeitner, J C ^a,b   Leonard, J ^a,b   Lord, C ^a,d   McMahon, M ^a,b   Ramos, R ^a,b   Shukla, S ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Research Planning Inc   (United States)

^e RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Department of energy; Environmental health; Future land use; Los Alamos; Perceptual indicators; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; LAND USE; PESTICIDES; PUBLIC POLICY; RECREATION CENTERS;

NUCLEAR MATERIAL STORAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAND USE; NATIONAL PARK; POLLUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 10744220242     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026151432175     Document Type: Article

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