Cigarettes butts and the case for an environmental policy on hazardous cigarette waste

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1691-1705

  Novotny, Thomas E ^a,b   Lum, Kristen ^a   Smith, Elizabeth ^a   Wang, Vivian ^a   Barnes, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butts; Cigarette litter; Environment; Filters; Smoking; Waste

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTER; HEALTH HAZARD; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASHORE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 67149088645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6051691     Document Type: Article

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