Assessing environmental attitutes and concerns about a contaminated site in a densely populated suburban environment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 147-165

  Burger, Joanna ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brookhaven; Department of Energy; Economic interests; Environmental perceptions; Future land use; Global environmental concerns; Recreation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LAND USE; POLLUTION;

CONTAMINATED FACILITIES; DECOMMISSIONED LANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; URBAN AREAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONTAMINATED LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECREATIONAL FACILITY;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAND USE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT;

LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 14944384728     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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