An assessment of health and environmental risks of trace elements and toxic organics in land-applied municipal solid waste compost

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 38-53

  Logan, T J ^a   Henry, C L ^b   Schnoor, J L ^c   Overcash, M ^d   McAvoy, D C ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d North Carolina State University   (United States)

^e PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; LEACHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTES; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES;

COMPOSTING;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TOXIC WASTE; TRACE ELEMENT;

COMPOST; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH IMPACT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 0033237266     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.1999.10701973     Document Type: Article

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