Rethinking environmental performance from a public health perspective: A comparative industry analysis

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-167

  Koehler, Dinah A ^a   Bennett, Deborah H ^b   Norris, Gregory A ^c,d   Spengler, John D ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

(PAH); Assessment (EIO LCA); Cancer risk; Chemical emissions; Dioxins; Economic input output life cycle; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Toxic release inventory (TRI)

Indexed keywords

CAITOX; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CANCER; HEALTH RISK; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24744459605     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/1088198054821627     Document Type: Review

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