Waste processing and health. A position document of the Italian Association of Epidemiology (AIE) - May 2008 Associazione Italiana di Epidemiologia, Milan, Italy

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-306

  Bisanti, Luigi ^a  

^a Associazione Italiana di Epidemiologia (AIE)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disposal plants; Environmental exposure; Health hazard; Incinerators; Waste treatment and disposal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; INCINERATION; ITALY; STANDARD; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INCINERATION; ITALY; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 56349161074     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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