Public officials' perspectives on tracking and investigating symptoms reported near sewage sludge land application sites

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 14-20

  Lowman, Amy ^a   Wing, Steve ^a   Crump, Carolyn ^a   MacDonald, Pia D M ^a   Heaney, Chris ^a   Aitken, Michael D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOSOLID; HEALTH IMPACT; PERCEPTION; RESIDENT POPULATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SYMPTOM; TRACKING;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551702982     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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