Journal article
Community reappraisal of the perceived health effects of a petroleum refinery
Abstract
This paper presents results from a study of the community health impacts of a petroleum refinery in Oakville, Ontario in Canada. The research is informed by the environmental stress and coping literatures and the focus is on community reappraisal of the refinery's impacts before and after the implementation of a substantive odour reduction initiative on the part of the refinery operators. Community health surveys were conducted in 1992 (n = …
Authors
Luginaah IN; Taylor SM; Elliott SJ; Eyles JD
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 47–61
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2002
DOI
10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00206-4
ISSN
0277-9536