Dirty soil and clean consciences: Examining communication of contaminated soil

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 173-182

  Wiséen, Tina ^a   Wester Herber, Misse ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contaminated soil; Expert; Lay people; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

CONTAMINATED SOIL; RISK COMMUNICATION;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

COMMUNICATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; INTERVIEW; POPULATION RISK; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34247326074     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9288-6     Document Type: Article

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