Left in the dust: Uranium's legacy and victims of mill tailings exposure in Monticello, Utah

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1187-1200

  Malin, Stephanie A ^a   Petrzelka, Peggy ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice=health; Grass roots activism; Risk society; Uranium milling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RURAL SOCIETY; TAILINGS; URANIUM;

COLORADO PLATEAU; MONTICELLO [UTAH]; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 78149378026     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920903005795     Document Type: Article

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