Environmental contamination at Finnish shooting ranges-the scope of the problem and management options

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 366, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-31

  Sorvari, Jaana ^a   Antikainen, Riina ^a   Pyy, Outi ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contamination; Lead; Risk management; Shooting range; Survey

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEAD; REMEDIATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SURVEYS;

QUESTIONNAIRES; REMEDIATION METHODS; SHOOTING RANGE; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

LEAD;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LEAD SHOT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BULLET; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINLAND; FIREARM; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINLAND; FIREARMS; LEAD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33745860079     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.12.019     Document Type: Article

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