Improving policy responses to the risk of air pollution

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 316-331

  Rabl, Ari ^a   Nathwani, Jatin ^b   Pandey, Mahesh ^b   Hurley, Fintan ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CANADA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXHAUST GAS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; REVIEW; UNCERTAINTY;

AIR POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 33847145836     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390600884966     Document Type: Review

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