Air emissions from Wagerup alumina refinery and community symptoms: An environmental case study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1027-1039

  Donoghue, A Michael ^a   Cullen, Mark R ^b  

^a Alcoa of Australia ^*  (Australia)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; CANCER RISK; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548567006     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31814a5c6f     Document Type: Article

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