Approaches to systematic assessment of environmental exposures posed at hazardous waste sites in the developing world: The Toxic Sites Identification Program

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1755-1766

  Ericson, Bret ^c   Caravanos, Jack ^b,c   Chatham Stephens, Kevin ^a   Landrigan, Philip ^a   Fuller, Richard ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Blacksmith Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's health; Developing world; Hazardous waste sites; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN'S HEALTH; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES; SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL HAZARDS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY METALS; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER SUPPLY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHROMIUM; COAL; CYANIDE; DIOXIN; FLUORIDE; LEAD; MERCURY; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RADIOISOTOPE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE INVESTIGATION; TOXICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL WASTE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SITES IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; STATISTICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874415824     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2665-2     Document Type: Article

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