Toxic emissions from crematories: A review

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-137

  Mari, Montse ^a,b   Domingo, José L ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIÓ SANITÀRIA PERE VIRGILI IISPV   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crematories; Dioxins and furans; Health risks; Mercury; Toxic emissions

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; INCINERATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CREMATORIES; DIOXINS AND FURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INCINERATION PROCESS; MERCURY EMISSIONS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; TOXIC EMISSIONS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

DIOXIN; EMISSION; FURAN; HEALTH RISK; INCINERATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT; TOXICITY;

AIR QUALITY; CADAVER; CREMATORY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLLUTION; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SCOPUS;

EID: 71549152832     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.09.006     Document Type: Review

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