The traffic in garbage and hazardous wastes: An overview

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 134-146

  Liddick, Don ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basel convention; CFCs; Hazardous waste trafficking; Illicit crop cultivation; Organized crime; Radioactive material smuggling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861940971     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-009-9089-6     Document Type: Article

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