Optimal environmental management strategy and implementation for groundwater contamination prevention and restoration

Environmental Management

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-566

  Wang, Mingyu ^a  

^a Robert S Kerr Environmental Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Groundwater contamination; Human health and ecological risks; Implementation; Prevention and restoration; Strategy; Sustainable development; System optimization

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; RESTORATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HUMAN HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL RISKS; IMPLEMENTATION; PREVENTION AND RESTORATION; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

GROUND WATER;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUDGET; CONTROL STRATEGY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 33644621953     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-0299-4     Document Type: Review

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