Analysis of potential mercury policies: The impact of stream basin characteristics on susceptible populations

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-133

  Chan, Caroline ^a   Jacobs, Robert R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Kentucky Division of Water   (United States)

Author keywords

Hg exposure; Policy analysis; Susceptible populations; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; METABOLISM; RIVER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MERCURY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878402761     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1359     Document Type: Article

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