美国暴露热点分析分析

Valerie G Zartarian1, Jianping Xue1, Antonios G Poulakos1,2

  • 1U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States.

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概括

本研究使用地理空间方法和指数确定了美国暴露风险热点. 结果突出了潜在暴露率高的州和县,有助于在血液水平数据稀缺的情况下进行有针对性的干预.

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