Open AccessWaste incineration—how big is the health risk? A quantitative method to allow comparison with other health risks
Author(s) -
Richard J. Roberts,
Mengfang Chen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdl037
Subject(s) - incineration , environmental health , public health , risk assessment , hazardous waste , health risk assessment , population , health risk , population health , environmental science , waste management , business , medicine , engineering , computer science , computer security , nursing
To assess the health risk from a medium-sized waste incinerator and develop a single comparable figure to quantify overall risk.
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