Katrina and the Thai Tsunami - Water quality and public health aspects mitigation and research needs

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 384-393

  Englande Jr , A J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Hurricane Katrina; Lessons learned; Research needs; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SEASHORE; THAILAND; TSUNAMI; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 58849083218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph5050384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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