Strategies for improving human health in contaminated situations: A review of past, present and possible future approaches

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-238

  Farmer, John G ^a   Jarvis, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Cheshire and Merseyside Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromium; Environmental contamination; Human health; Remediation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONTAMINATED LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMEDIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOXICOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISTORY; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GENETICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 61849117411     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9209-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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