Health hazards and waste management

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 183-197

  Rushton, Lesley ^a  

^a MRC Institute for Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECT; CANCER RISK; COMPOSTING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INCINERATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1342283105     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg034     Document Type: Review

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