Health risks from hazardous air pollutants: Analyzing environmental injustice in Florida

Florida Geographer

Volumn , Issue 39, 2008, Pages 71-94

  Gilbert, Angela ^a   Chakraborty, Jayajit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957320347     PISSN: 07390041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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