Hazardous waste in Mexico. Health risk assessment;Los residuos peligrosos en México. Evaluación del riesgo para la salud

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 280-291

  Díaz Barriga, Fernando ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Hazardous waste, Mexico

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; MEXICO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345193201     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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