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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455369203321

Titolo

Waste incineration & public health [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Health Effects of Waste Incineration, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

1-282-08144-6

9786612081446

0-309-50446-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Disciplina

363.72/87

Soggetti

Hazardous wastes - Incineration - Health aspects

Health risk assessment

Incineration - Health aspects

Medical wastes - Incineration

Pollution prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Scope of the Committee�s Effort""; ""2 Waste Incineration Overview""; ""3 Incineration Processes and Environmental Releases""; ""4 Environmental Transport and Exposure Pathways of Substances Emitted from Incineration Facilities""; ""5 Understanding Health Effects of Incineration""; ""6 Regulation Related to Waste Incineration""; ""7 Social Issues and Community Interactions""; ""8 Uncertainty and Variability""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""

""APPENDIX A Biographical Information on the Committee on Health Effects of Waste Incineration""""APPENDIX B Off-Normal Operations of Six Facilities""; ""List of Abbreviations""