Sustainability of ground water quality considering land use changes and public health risks

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-419

  Twarakavi, Navin K C ^a   Kaluarachchi, Jagath J ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEALTH RISKS; LAND USE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER VULNERABILITY; CARCINOGENICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FUTURE GENERATIONS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; LANDUSE CHANGE; MULTIPLE CONTAMINANTS; POLICY MAKERS; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS; WASHINGTON STATE;

AQUIFERS;

GROUND WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISK; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURE; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; LAND USE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; SUMAS BLAINE AQUIFER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33750007387     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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