Discrepancy among acute guideline levels for emergency response

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 439-447

  Öberg, Mattias ^a   Palmen, Nicole ^a   Johanson, Gunnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels; Emergency Response Planning Guideline; Hazardous substances; Health risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVELS; AIRBORNE RELEASE; CRITICAL EFFECTS; DECISION PROCESS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING; GENERAL POPULATION; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUMES; KEY FACTORS; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS; RISK COMMUNICATION;

HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PLANNING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

GUIDELINE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; LAND USE PLANNING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EMERGENCIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957870434     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.054     Document Type: Article

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