Open AccessGrand Rounds: An Outbreak of Toxic Hepatitis among Industrial Waste Disposal Workers
Author(s) -
Hae-Kwan Cheong,
Eun A Kim,
Jung-Keun Choi,
Sangdun Choi,
Jeong-Ill Suh,
Dae Seob Choi,
Jung Ran Kim
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.8951
Subject(s) - toxic hepatitis , hepatitis , hepatitis a , medicine , viral hepatitis , toxic waste , waste management , chemical industry , hazardous waste , virology , environmental science , environmental engineering , engineering
Industrial waste (which is composed of various toxic chemicals), changes to the disposal process, and addition of chemicals should all be monitored and controlled carefully in the industrial waste industry to reduce the health hazard to workers.