Development and implementation of a right-to-know web site that presents estimated cancer risks for air emissions of large industrial facilities

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-374

  Ragas, Ad M J ^a   Huijbregts, Mark A J ^a   van Kaathoven, Eric H ^b   Wolsink, Johan H ^b   Wemmenhove, Jeroen ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Gelderse Milieufederatie ^*  (Netherlands)

^c KamKonsult   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer risk estimates; Disclosure; Industrial emissions; Right to know

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39049182096     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.5630020408     Document Type: Article

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