The environmental protection agency's Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST) and its potential use for environmental justice efforts

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Zartarian, Valerie G ^a   Schultz, Bradley D ^a   Barzyk, Timothy M ^a   Smuts, Marybeth ^b   Hammond, Davyda M ^a   Medina Vera, Myriam ^a   Geller, Andrew M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b EPA's New England (Region 1) Office   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 81555220085     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300087     Document Type: Article

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