Measuring the vulnerability of populations susceptible to lead contamination in the Dominican Republic: evaluating composite index construction methods

There are several suspected sources of lead contamination in the Dominican Republic (DR) to which populations, to a greater or lesser extent, may be exposed. These sources include: a lead battery recycling plant, a gold mine and vehicles using leaded gasoline. In this paper we create and compare ind...

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Veröffentlicht in:GeoJournal. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 78(2013), 2, Seite 259-272
1. Verfasser: Ratick, Samuel J. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Osleeb, Jeffrey P.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:GeoJournal
Schlagworte:Social sciences Economics Physical sciences Business Mathematics Environmental studies Information science Health sciences Applied sciences