The Basel Convention and e-waste: Translation of scientific uncertainty to protective policy

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Ogunseitan, Oladele A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; HAZARDOUS WASTE;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84888366058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70110-4     Document Type: Letter

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