Evaluating determinants of environmental risk perception for risk management in contaminated sites

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 6291-6313

  Janmaimool, Piyapong ^a   Watanabe, Tsunemi ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental risk mitigation; Risk communication; Risk judgment; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HAZARDOUS WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK PERCEPTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LOW RISK POPULATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; THAILAND; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DANGEROUS GOODS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; RAYONG; THAILAND;

DANGEROUS GOODS;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902603147     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110606291     Document Type: Article

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