Solid waste workers: Occupational exposures and health

Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-96

  Fleming, Lora E ^a   Bean, Judy A ^a   Englehardt, James ^a   An, Jeff ^a   Danits, Melissa ^a   John, Nicolette ^a   Rogers, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposures; Literature review; Occupational disease; Occupational injury; Solid waste; Solid waste workers

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SOLID WASTES;

HEALTH EFFECTS; LITERATURE REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; PERSONAL PROTECTION; SOLID WASTE WORKERS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 0036587711     PISSN: 10881697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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