Beyond risk assessment: Principles for assessing community impacts

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-87

  Dunn, Amy J ^a   Alexeeff, George V ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community assessment; Environmental justice; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 77949881562     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581809352690     Document Type: Conference Paper

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