Odour annoyance and physical symptoms among residents living near waste treatment centres

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 164-170

  Aatamila, Marjaleena ^a   Verkasalo, Pia K ^a   Korhonen, Maarit J ^a   Suominen, Anna Liisa ^a,b   Hirvonen, Maija Riitta ^a   Viluksela, Marja K ^c   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Odour annoyance; Odour perception; Resident; Self reported physical symptoms; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; NEIGHBORHOOD; ODOR; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESIDENT POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SYMPTOM; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADULT; ANNOYANCE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DRY THROAT; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FINLAND; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; ODOR; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SHIVERING; SYMPTOM; TOOTH PAIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

FINLAND;

EID: 78751574370     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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