Environmentally sound management of the recycling of hazardous wastes in the context of the Basel Convention

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 111-129

  Alter, Harvey ^a  

^a 2435 Rippling Brook Road   (United States)

Author keywords

Basel Convention; Environmentally sound management; Hazardous waste

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; STANDARDS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND MANAGEMENT (ESM); HAZARDOUS WASTES;

RECYCLING;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; STANDARD; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 0034098932     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(99)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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