Lessons from the removal of lead from gasoline for controlling other environmental pollutants: A case study from New Zealand

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Wilson, Nick ^a   Horrocks, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b WELLINGTON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; NEW ZEALAND; NOTE; POLICY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GASOLINE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEAD; NEW ZEALAND; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 40449123209     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-1     Document Type: Note

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