Odor annoyance near waste treatment centers: A population-based study in Finland

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 412-418

  Aatamila, Marjaleena ^a   Verkasalo, Pia K ^a   Korhonen, Maarit J ^b   Viluksela, Marja K ^c   Pasanen, Kari ^a   Tiittanen, Pekka ^a   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ODOR CONTROL; SOURCE SEPARATION;

BIODEGRADABLE WASTES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMISSION PEAKS; LARGE SCALE SOURCE; MUNICIPAL WASTE; ODDS RATIOS; ODOR EMISSION; RESIDENTIAL AREAS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; ODOR; ODOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951990811     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.60.4.412     Document Type: Article

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