Integrating human health into environmental impact assessment: an unrealized opportunity for environmental health and justice Integrando a saúde humana na avaliação de impacto ambiental: uma oportunidade não realizada para a saúde e justiça ambiental

The National Environmental Policy Act and related state laws require many public agencies to analyze and disclose potentially significant environmental effects of agency actions, including effects on human health. In this paper we review the purpose and procedures of environmental impact assessment...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Bhatia, Aaron Wernham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2009-08-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232009000400022