Lessons of the Elwha river: Managing health hazards during dam removal

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Nicole, Wendee ^a  

^a Holtcamp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; LEAD; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INTAKE; GROUND WATER; HATCHERY; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SALMON; SEA FOOD; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE; AQUATIC SPECIES; CHEMISTRY; NOTE; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASHINGTON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84879769344     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.120-a430     Document Type: Article

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