Regulating the disposal of cigarette butts as toxic hazardous waste

Tobacco Control

Volumn 20, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2011, Pages 45-48

  Barnes, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEGAL ASPECT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960634759     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2010.041301     Document Type: Article

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