Investigative studies for the use of an inactive asbestos mine as a disposal site for asbestos wastes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 955-965

  Gidarakos, Evangelos ^a   Anastasiadou, Kalliopi ^a   Koumantakis, Emmanuil ^a   Nikolaos, Stappas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Disposal site; Mine; Wastes

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MINES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; METEOROLOGICAL DATA;

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; INNOVATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MINES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASBESTOS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; LEGISLATION; MINE WASTE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; GREECE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; METEOROLOGY; MINING; SOIL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASBESTOS; GEOLOGY; GREECE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MINING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 41449115511     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.09.060     Document Type: Article

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