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UNINA9910778620203321 |
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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 |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-17458-9 |
1-282-08144-6 |
9786612081446 |
0-309-50446-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (364 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hazardous wastes - Incineration - Health aspects |
Health risk assessment |
Incineration - Health aspects |
Medical wastes - Incineration |
Pollution prevention |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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"" |
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