Why Has It Taken So Long to Address the Problems Created by Uranium Mining in the Navajo Nation?

被引：6

作者：

Brugge, Doug ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Publ Hlth & Community Med, Boston, MA 02111 USA

来源：

NEW SOLUTIONS-A JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH POLICY | 2015年 / 25卷 / 04期

关键词：

Uranium mining; native Americans; Navajo; history; politics; media;

D O I：

10.1177/1048291115610344

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Following the start of uranium mining after World War II, progress toward addressing the hazards it created for workers and nearby communities was slow, taking many decades. This essay asks why it took so long and suggests several factors that might have contributed.

引用

页码：436 / 439

页数：4

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