Japan's waste management policies for dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-243

  Yoshida, Hideto ^a   Takahashi, Kazuaki ^b   Takeda, Nobuo ^c   Sakai, Shin ichi ^d  

^a JAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION CENTER   (Japan)

^b Ministry of the Environment   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Control technology; Dioxins; Incineration; PCBs; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449102148     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-008-0235-z     Document Type: Article

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