Sustainable waste management in the UK: the public health role

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 908-914

  Mohan, R ^a,b   Spiby, J ^b   Leonardi, G S ^c   Robins, A ^a   Jefferis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Chemical Hazards and poisons Division (HQ)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public health; Sustainable development; Waste management

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749459648     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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