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Special Report: E-Waste Management in the United States and Public Health Implications. 特别报告:美国电子废物管理及其对公共卫生的影响。

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学

Journal of Environmental Health Pub Date : 2016-10-01

Jessica Seeberger, Radhika Grandhi, Stephani S Kim, William A Mase, Tiina Reponen, Shuk-mei Ho, Aimin Chen

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A Review of Promising Multicomponent Environmental Child Obesity Prevention Intervention Strategies by the Children's Healthy Living Program. 儿童健康生活计划预防儿童肥胖的多组分环境干预策略综述

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学

Journal of Environmental Health Pub Date : 2016-10-01

Claudio R Nigg, Md Mahabub Ul Anwar, Kathryn Braun, Jobel Mercado, Marie Kainoa Fialkowski, Aufa'l Apulu Ropeti Areta, Tayna Belyeu-Camacho, Andrea Bersamin, Rachael Leon Guerrero, Rose Castro, Barbara DeBaryshe, Agnes M Vargo, Katherine W Braden

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Soil Lead Testing at a High Spatial Resolution in an Urban Community Garden: A Case Study in Relic Lead in Terre Haute, Indiana. 城市社区花园高空间分辨率土壤铅检测:以印第安纳州Terre Haute遗址铅为例

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学

Journal of Environmental Health Pub Date : 2016-10-01

Jennifer C Latimer, David Van Halen, James Speer, Stephanie Krull, Patricia Weaver, Joseph Pettit, Heather Foxx

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Using Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Coliforms as a Tool to Investigate Combined Sewer Overflow Contamination. 利用大肠菌群的多种抗生素耐药谱研究下水道溢流污染。

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学

Journal of Environmental Health Pub Date : 2016-10-01

Gaurav Dhiman, Emma N Burns, David W Morris

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Sharing Is Caring: Nurturing the Tracking Network Through Multilevel Partnerships. 分享即关怀:通过多层次伙伴关系培育跟踪网络。

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学

Journal of Environmental Health Pub Date : 2016-10-01

Jena Losch

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JEH Quiz #2: E-Waste Management in the United States and Public Health Implications. JEH测验#2:美国电子废物管理及其对公共卫生的影响。

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学

Journal of Environmental Health Pub Date : 2016-10-01

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Across the Country: What's Happening in Environmental Health. 全国范围内:环境卫生正在发生什么?

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学