An Evaluation of the Occupational Health Risks to Workers in a Hazardous Waste Incinerator

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-164

  Bakoǧlu, Mithat ^a   Karademir, Aykan ^a   Ayberk, Savaş ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Incinerator; Occupational health; SVOC; VOC

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; BENZENE; HEAVY METAL; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCINERATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLLUTANT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORKER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BUTADIENES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURKEY;

FRAXINUS; SILO;

EID: 11144355541     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.156     Document Type: Article

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