Political and environmental equity issues related to municipal waste incineration siting

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 313-323

  Reams, Margaret A ^a   Templet, Paul H ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community responses; Municipal incineration; Municipal waste management; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; LAND FILL; PUBLIC RISKS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SITE SELECTION;

COMMUNITY RESPONSES; ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY; MUNICIPAL INCINERATORS; MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATION SITING; MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL ISSUES; RISK PERCEPTIONS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; POLITICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030152444     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3894(95)00119-0     Document Type: Article

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