Heavy metal pollution from medical waste incineration at Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-81

  Sabiha Javied, ^a   Tufail, M ^a   Khalid, Sofia ^b  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; FAAS; Heavy metals; Incinerator; Medical waste; PVC

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149102721     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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