Fundamental changes to EPA's research enterprise: The path forward

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 580-586

  Anastas, Paul T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PARADIGM SHIFT; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CATALYSIS; CLIMATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOVERNMENT; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855981261     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203881e     Document Type: Article

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