Landfarming operation of oily sludge in arid region - Human health risk assessment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-302

  Hejazi, Ramzi F ^a   Husain, Tahir ^b   Khan, Faisal I ^b  

^a R and D Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arid region; Bioremediation; Landfarming; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LANDFARMING OPERATIONS;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

HYDROCARBON; OIL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; ARID REGION; HEALTH RISK; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DESERT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SLUDGE TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0038334640     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(03)00062-1     Document Type: Article

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