Leather waste-Potential threat to human health, and a new technology of its treatment

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 514-520

  Kolomaznik, K ^a   Adamek, M ^a   Andel, I ^b   Uhlirova, M ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

^b Krajska Nemocnice T Bati as   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Leather waste

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM PLATING; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; GLASS INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISKS; LEATHER; TANNING; TECHNOLOGY; TITANIUM;

BAD QUALITIES; GLASS AND CERAMIC INDUSTRIES; HAZARDOUS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUMS; HUMAN HEALTHS; HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES; INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS; INORGANIC PIGMENTS; LEATHER INDUSTRIES; LEATHER SCRAPS; LEATHER WASTE; LEATHER WASTES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; NPK FERTILIZERS; OXIDIZATION; POTENTIAL THREATS; SECONDARY WASTES; SOLID PRODUCTS; SPECIAL EMPHASES;

WASTE TREATMENT;

CARCINOGEN; CHROMIUM; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; TITANIUM;

CARCINOGEN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RISK FACTOR; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUMPING; FEMALE; GLASS INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KIDNEY PELVIS CARCINOMA; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MALE; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHROMIUM; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TANNING; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 54549089087     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.070     Document Type: Article

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