The EPA's human exposure research program for assessing cumulative risk in communities

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 351-358

  Zartarian, Valerie G ^a   Schultz, Bradley D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Community based; Cumulative; EPA; Exposure; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 77952674212     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.20     Document Type: Article

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