Occupational health problems associated with increased recycling of household waste

Annals of Agriculture and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-9

  Malmros, Per ^a  

^a Danish Working Environment Service   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Household waste; Organic dust; Recycling plant; Respiratory symptoms; Waste sorting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342898002     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (9)

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