A multihazard, multistrategy approach to home remediation: Results of a pilot study

Environmental Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 294-306

  Klitzman, Susan ^a   Caravanos, Jack ^a   Belanoff, Candice ^a   Rothenberg, Laura ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cockroaches; Healthy homes; Lead paint; Mold; Safety hazards

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PAINT;

HAZARD ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLEANING; COCKROACH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DUST; ELECTRIC HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOMETRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MOULD; PEST MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CITIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DUST; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LEAD; PAINT; PEST CONTROL; SAFETY; WATER;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; RODENTIA;

EID: 27944445791     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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