Public health benefits of compliance with current E.U. emissions standards for municipal waste incinerators: A health risk assessment with the CalTox multimedia exposure model

Environment International

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 693-701

  Glorennec, P ^a   Zmirou, D ^b,c   Bard, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Health risk assessment; Multimedia model; Waste incineration

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; FURNACES; HEALTH CARE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); PROBABILITY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTES; STANDARDS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

FOOD CHAIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY MEASUREMENT; SOLID WASTE INCINERATION PLANT;

REFUSE INCINERATORS;

CADMIUM; DIOXIN; FUEL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

HEALTH RISK; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; FURNACE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; INCINERATION; INGESTION; INHALATION; INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 19444369402     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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