| Main Title |
Alerting the apathetic and reassuring the alarmed : communicating about radon risk in three communities / |
| Author |
Chess, C. ;
Hance, B. J.
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| CORP Author |
Cook Coll., New Brunswick, NJ.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
| Year Published |
1988 |
| Report Number |
EPA 230/08-88-036 |
| Stock Number |
PB89-148258 |
| OCLC Number |
19502767 |
| Subjects |
Radon
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| Additional Subjects |
Radon ;
Public opinion ;
Communications management ;
Risk ;
Pennsylvania ;
New Jersey ;
Public health education ;
Mitigation ;
Citizen participation ;
Case studies
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| Internet Access |
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| Local Library Info |
| Library |
Local Subject |
Local Note |
| N/A |
EPA 230/08-88-036 see EPAX 8904-0004 |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBD |
EPA 230/08-88-036 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
12/29/2000 |
| EJED |
EPA-230/08-88-036 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
04/28/1995 |
| EJER RISK |
T10.68.A43 1988 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
04/28/1995 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 230-08-88-036 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD RPS |
EPA 230-08-88-036 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
06/05/2018 |
| ELBD |
EPA 230-08-88-036 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
06/05/2018 |
| NTIS |
PB89-148258 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
38 pages ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
Public reaction to the risk from radon varied widely in three communities chosen for qualitative analysis. In Boyertown, PA, some residents were very alarmed but most were apathetic toward this newly identified environmental risk. In Clinton, NJ, residents were concerned and worked with the mayor and the state to determine whether they were at risk and to disseminate information about mitigation of high indoor radon levels. Residents in Vernon, New Jersey were very alarmed and actively opposed the state's decision to site low-level radium wastes there. The qualitative study examines why reactions differed among the three communities, and extracts lessons for communicating about the risk from radon. These lessons should apply to communicating about other environmental hazards to individuals and communities. |
| Notes |
"Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation"--Cover. "August 1988." "EPA-230-08-88-036." Includes bibliographical references. |
