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Waste incineration & public health / Committee on Health Effects of Waste Incineration, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
Van Pelt Library RA578.H38 W37 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hazardous wastes--Incineration--Health aspects.
- Hazardous wastes.
- Health risk assessment.
- Incineration--Health aspects.
- Incineration.
- Medical wastes--Incineration.
- Medical wastes.
- Pollution prevention.
- Hazardous wastes--Incineration.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Waste incineration and public health
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- Incineration has been used widely for waste disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical waste -- but there is increasing public concern over the benefits of combusting the waste versus the health risk from pollutants emitted during combustion. Burning Questions informs the emerging debate with the most up-to-date information available on incineration, pollution, and human health -- along with expert conclusions and recommendations for further research and improvement of such areas as risk communication.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-292) and index.
- ISBN:
- 030906371X
- OCLC:
- 44414128
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