Addressing residual risk issues at anthrax cleanups: How clean is safe?

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1017-1032

  Canter, Dorothy A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; ANIMAL; EXPOSURE; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DECONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 23644440834     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590912621     Document Type: Conference Paper

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