Indicators of ocean health and human health: Developing a research and monitoring framework

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 839-845

  Knap, Anthony ^a   Dewailly, Éric ^a   Furgal, Chris ^a   Galvin, Jennifer ^a   Baden, Dan ^a   Bowen, Robert E ^a   Depledge, Michael ^a   Duguay, Linda ^a   Fleming, Lora E ^a   Ford, Tim ^a   Moser, Fredricka ^a   Owen, Richard ^a   Suk, William A ^a   Unluata, Umit ^a  

^a St George's GE 01   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Biologic effects; Biomarkers; Contamination; Human health; Indicators; Ocean health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WELLBEING;

EID: 18544363529     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110839     Document Type: Article

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