The Forum of the International HCH and Pesticides Association-a platform for international cooperation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2081-2086

  Vijgen, John ^a   Aliyeva, Gulchohra ^a,b   Weber, Roland ^a,c  

^a International HCH and Pesticides Association   (Denmark)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c POPs Environmental Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Gabala Declaration; Hazardous chemical waste; International HCH and Pesticides Association; Obsolete pesticides; Persistent organic pollutants; The Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HCH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENCE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; STAKEHOLDER; STUDENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CAUCASUS; CENTRAL ASIA; EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84875550396     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1170-z     Document Type: Article

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