Determination of hospital waste composition and disposal methods: A case study

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-255

  Altin, S ^a   Altin, A ^a   Elevli, B ^b   Cerit, O ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Composition of hospital waste; Disposal of hospital waste; Hospital wastes

Indexed keywords

INCINERATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0344035271     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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