New approach for evaluating the public health risk of living near a polluted river

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-88

  Motta, O ^a   Capunzo, M ^a   De Caro, F ^a   Brunetti, L ^a   Santoro, E ^a   Farina, A ^a   Proto, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne biological hazard; Chemical pollution; Microbiology; Sarno River basin

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; FECES; HEALTH HAZARD; ITALY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER BASIN; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AEROSOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ITALY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 52649121343     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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