Malodors As Environmental Injustice: Health Symptoms in the Aftermath of a Hydrogen Sulfide Emergency in Carson, California, USA

Overview

Journal J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

Specialties Environmental Health
Public Health

Date 2023 Jun 30

PMID 37391609

Authors

Arbor J L Quist

Jill E Johnston

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